Queen’s, Straub
looking into
combining services

Star-Bulletin staff

Officials of The Queen's Health Systems and Straub Clinic & Hospital Inc. are looking into ways their organizations might collaborate to provide health-care services.

Discussions are preliminary, said Queen's President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Griffith and Straub Chief Executive Officer Jon Grimes.

Hospitals nationally, as well as here, are being challenged to re-evaluate how to provide services, they said in a statement.

Working together, the two medical facilities could enhance current services or offer more comprehensive services, they said.

Discussions are expected to continue for the next few months.