Mercy Health Partners adds more physicians

Consolidation continues in the regional health care industry as a cardiology group in Muskegon is purchased by Mercy Health Partners. According to the story in MLive: Mercy Health Partners has purchased the cardiology physician group that  provides what has become a signature service for the consolidated hospital system. Mercy Health Partners now owns West Shore Cardiology, a heart practice that includes eight cardiologists, two physician assistants and 46 employees. The price of the purchase was not announced, but the economic advantages of the acquisition will pay for the deal within several years, hospital officials said. You can read the compete story here.