We know that you may have questions about the proposed acquisition of San Angelo Community Medical Center and what it means for you, your family and your neighbors here in west Texas. Below is a list of frequently asked questions and answers to help you learn more about our vision and what we’re trying to achieve together. You can also submit a question of your own in the box to the right.
Updated September 21, 2020:
Once we complete this process, we intend to honor all existing insurance plans and patients can receive care at either facility.
Patients will have access to their current doctor and an even broader number of providers and specialists. Patients can receive care at either facility or from any providers in our combined network.
We believe the proposed acquisition will improve care for everyone in West Texas, while also ensuring that local healthcare dollars and decision-making stay right here in our community, where they belong. One benefit of a COPA is that it protects the interests of the community and ensures the cost of care remains affordable for local employers and patients. The state regulatory review provided by the COPA will prevent Shannon from raising prices above the competitive level to benefit our community’s employers, patients, and payors.
It is our intent to continue working with all employees in good standing, honoring years of service and compensation. There are nearly 300,000 people across 25 counties in our region who count on all of us for their healthcare. Like other regional providers, Shannon competes for talent with health systems and hospitals throughout Texas and the country. We will and must continue to offer competitive wages and benefits to attract and retain staff following the proposed transaction.
We understand our patients have preferences on who cares for them. We are committed to building on the strengths of both organizations to make our combined organization the very best it can be for patients and employees. All changes will include the feedback of physicians and staff at both facilities to make sure we are incorporating best practices from both to ensure the best care and experience for patients.
Updated April 20, 2020:
We are committed to keeping our community informed as we move through this process. Please view our Stay Informed page to receive email updates about Shannon Medical Center.
Shannon West Texas Memorial Hospital have signed an agreement to acquire the assets of San Angelo Community Medical Center from subsidiaries of Nashville-based Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS), advancing its commitment to preserve and expand access to high-quality, community-based healthcare for west Texans.
After thoughtful consideration, The Shannon Board of Trustees has acted on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combine the strength and expertise of our community’s hospitals and reinvest cost savings to preserve and expand access to much needed healthcare services.
Through the proposed acquisition of San Angelo Community Medical Center, Shannon has the opportunity to protect healthcare and local healthcare decision-making in our community, expand service offerings and ensure west Texans have access to highest quality healthcare for generations to come.
At Shannon, we feel a deep sense of obligation to ensure our friends, family and neighbors in west Texans continue to have access to the care they need when and where they need it.
As a community-owned and led health system with an 85+ year history of serving west Texas, we are seizing on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combine the strength and expertise of our community’s hospitals and reinvest cost savings to preserve and expand access to much needed healthcare services.
Through the proposed acquisition, Shannon has the opportunity to protect healthcare and local healthcare decision-making in our community, expand service offerings and ensure west Texans have access to highest quality healthcare for generations to come.
We expect to finalize the acquisition by fall of 2020, subject to regulatory approval.
There will be no changes in either organization for at least the next 120 days as we go through regulatory approval. Once we complete this process, all San Angelo Community Medical Center employees in good standing will be retained at their current salary and years of service.
This acquisition does include Community Health Club. It is a great facility, and we look forward to continuing its services.
Through the proposed acquisition of San Angelo Community Medical Center, Shannon Medical Center will be able to preserve and strengthen local governance, quality and access.
There will be no changes in either organization for at least the next 120 days as we go through regulatory approval. Once we complete this process, we intend to honor all existing insurance plans and patients can receive care at either facility.
It is important to know nothing changes immediately today for patients or employees of either organization. San Angelo Community Medical Center and Shannon will continue to operate as separate and independent organizations, serving the community just as they have for many years. For the long term, the vision Shannon’s Board of Trustees is pursuing is focused on advancing its commitment to expand access to high-quality, community-based not-for-profit healthcare for west Texans.