Work to transition ownership of Commonwealth Health’s hospitals in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre to the nonprofit Tenor Health Foundation will continue into 2026, hospital officials informed staff Wednesday.
The update came after Tenor signed in late October a definitive agreement to acquire Commonwealth Health in a transaction that includes Regional Hospital of Scranton, its nearby Moses Taylor Hospital campus in the city and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, as well as associated clinics and outpatient centers.
Officials originally expected to complete the transaction in 2025, though that process remains ongoing.
An email sent early Wednesday on behalf of Wilkes-Barre General CEO Michael B. Clark and interim Regional Hospital CEO David E. Loving advised staff that the ownership transition would not be completed Wednesday, the last day of 2025, “as Tenor Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Health are still working to finalize the necessary approvals.”
“The goal remains to complete the closing as soon as possible,” the email said. “We will provide updates as we have more information.”
For-profit Community Health Systems Inc., Commonwealth Health’s Tennessee-based parent company, provided the same statement when contacted by the newspaper. Efforts to reach Tenor officials were not immediately successful.
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