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Southcoast Health and Care New England announced on Monday that they were ending talks regarding a potential merger.

Officials at Southcoast Health and Care New England have voted to end discussions regarding plans to affiliate the two not-for-profit health care systems.

The potential merger between Southcoast Health and the Rhode Island-based Care New England took another step forward after it was announced on Monday that Southcoast Health filed a Notice of Material Change with the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission.

Southcoast Health has released a statement regarding a letter sent by community groups including 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia received a letter from various community organizations asking that they review the proposed merger between Southcoast Health and Care New England.

With the announcement that Southcoast Health and Care New England plan to merge healthcare systems, healthcare workers are keeping a close eye on the process. Jerry Fishbein, area Vice President of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, his members want to be a part of the process every step of the way to ensure continued accessibility to quality care...

Two of the region's largest healthcare providers have taken a large step towards a merger. The boards of Southcoast Health and Care New England have voted to move forward with the merging of the not-for-profit hospital and healthcare systems...