(La Porte County, IN) - Franciscan Alliance will fully acquire Franciscan Beacon Hospital in La Porte.

 

Officials say Franciscan Alliance and Beacon Health System entered into an agreement in 2018 for a 50/50 joint partnership to create Franciscan Beacon Hospital along Indiana 2 on the city’s west side.

 

The 92,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility includes a 24-hour, 10-bed emergency department, eight inpatient beds for overnight care, laboratory services, an on-staff pharmacist, physical therapy, telehealth connectivity, and the latest in imaging and diagnostic equipment.

 

As part of the acquisition, officials said, all Beacon Health System nursing, imaging staff and patient access employees currently employed at the hospital, which is roughly 33 people, will become Franciscan Alliance employees. The acquisition, coming this spring, supports Franciscan Alliance’s regional approach to healthcare, which optimizes facilities and resources to improve the level of care for all of Northwest Indiana.

 

“We are thrilled to further expand our healthcare services in La Porte with the acquisition of Franciscan Beacon Hospital,” Franciscan Health Michigan City President and CEO Dean Mazzoni said.

 

A Beacon Medical Group medical office building is attached to the hospital. The physicians and staff therein will remain in their current locations as Beacon staff members.

 

“Beacon and Franciscan Health strive to do what is in the best interest for the community and will continue to partner in other ways to provide high-quality healthcare for the La Porte region,” noted Diane Maas, chief strategy and digital growth officer at Beacon Health System.

 

The closing date for the acquisition is scheduled for March 1st.