{"id":183912,"date":"2026-05-04T23:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183912\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T23:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:47:11","slug":"upmc-to-acquire-trinity-health-system-after-definitive-agreement-reached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183912\/","title":{"rendered":"UPMC to acquire Trinity Health System after &#8216;definitive agreement&#8217; reached"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOn Monday, UPMC announced it has reached a &#8220;definitive agreement\u201d and is expected to assume ownership of Trinity Health System, a four-hospital network in Ohio. RELATED VIDEO: UPMC gives glimpse of Kamin Tower project in Pittsburgh, April 2026According to a release, an agreement was reached to transfer ownership of Trinity Health System to UPMC. Currently, Trinity Health System is part of the CommonSpirit Health umbrella, a Chicago-based conglomerate of more than 150 hospitals in 24 states. UPMC has upwards of 40 hospitals in Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland.The release said the agreement, which is expected to close in the fall pending regulatory review and customary closing conditions, will give UPMC ownership of Trinity West, Trinity East, Trinity St. Clairsville Neighborhood Hospital, Trinity Twin City Medical Center, and associated clinics. In a statement, UPMC said the following: &#8220;Trinity Health System and UPMC share a commitment to providing top-tier care and serving the most vulnerable members of our community,\u201d said Dwayne Richardson, interim president of Trinity Health System. &#8220;UPMC&#8217;s proven track record of community service and compassionate approach to care were key factors in our decision, and will significantly benefit our patients.&#8221;\u201cAt the heart of this integration is the enduring commitment of both teams to deliver compassionate, high-quality clinical care and exceptional community services to the Ohio Valley,\u201d said Leslie Davis, president and CEO of UPMC. \u201cWe appreciate CommonSpirit Health\u2019s thoughtful diligence in choosing UPMC for the transfer of Trinity Health System. We look forward to a bright future ahead for our patients and community.\u201dDownload the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tPITTSBURGH \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, UPMC announced it has reached a &#8220;definitive agreement\u201d and is expected to assume ownership of Trinity Health System, a four-hospital network in Ohio. <\/p>\n<p>RELATED VIDEO: UPMC gives glimpse of Kamin Tower project in Pittsburgh, April 2026<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upmc.com\/media\/news\/050426-trinity-upmc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a release<\/a>, an agreement was reached to transfer ownership of Trinity Health System to UPMC. <\/p>\n<p>Currently, Trinity Health System is part of the CommonSpirit Health umbrella, a Chicago-based conglomerate of more than 150 hospitals in 24 states. <\/p>\n<p>UPMC has upwards of 40 hospitals in Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>The release said the agreement, which is expected to close in the fall pending regulatory review and customary closing conditions, will give UPMC ownership of Trinity West, Trinity East, Trinity St. Clairsville Neighborhood Hospital, Trinity Twin City Medical Center, and associated clinics. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement, UPMC said the following: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trinity Health System and UPMC share a commitment to providing top-tier care and serving the most vulnerable members of our community,\u201d said Dwayne Richardson, interim president of Trinity Health System. &#8220;UPMC&#8217;s proven track record of community service and compassionate approach to care were key factors in our decision, and will significantly benefit our patients.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the heart of this integration is the enduring commitment of both teams to deliver compassionate, high-quality clinical care and exceptional community services to the Ohio Valley,\u201d said Leslie Davis, president and CEO of UPMC. \u201cWe appreciate CommonSpirit Health\u2019s thoughtful diligence in choosing UPMC for the transfer of Trinity Health System. We look forward to a bright future ahead for our patients and community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/get-pittsburgh-s-action-news-4-on-the-go-wtae\/44045498\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download the WTAE app<\/a> to stay connected with breaking news. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sign up for our email newsletters<\/a> to get breaking news in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Monday, UPMC announced it has reached a &#8220;definitive agreement\u201d and is expected to assume ownership of Trinity&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[894,2480,82056,9419,82054,6111,59923,76102,293,12181,12727,28,73,75,74,1944,82055,82053,1785],"class_list":["post-183912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-allegheny-county","tag-commitment","tag-commonspirit-health-umbrella","tag-community-service","tag-definitive-agreement","tag-hospital","tag-interim-president","tag-kamin-tower-project","tag-ohio","tag-ownership","tag-patient","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-release","tag-top-tier-care","tag-trinity-health-system","tag-upmc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}