Industry Pulse: Florida Providers Plan To Attempt “Coopetition”

West Florida Health plans to break ground by mid-2015 for a 100,000 square foot outpatient center in Brandon, Fla.  (Rendering courtesy of West Florida Health)

West Florida Health plans to break ground by mid-2015 for a 100,000 square foot outpatient center in Brandon, Fla.
(Rendering courtesy of West Florida Health)

Two rival Tampa, Fla., area systems plan to partner on a new outpatient center and more.

We’ve been hearing a lot about hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions in recent years. But two rival systems in the Tampa, Fla., area are trying “coopetition,” joining forces to battle bigger competitors with a not-for-profit joint venture (JV).

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