Independence Health System and WVU Medicine are undergoing regulatory reviews before the organizations plan to submit merger agreements to state and federal governments. If all goes well, Butler Memorial Hospital would be part of the WVU Medicine system by October. Officials say the partnership is designed to improve access to specialty care, invest in local facilities and apply WVU Medicine’s rural health care model, which has been used across its existing system to expand services in smaller and underserved communities. Click the link in bio for more. independencehealthsystem #wvuhealthsystem #partnership #ruralhealth