Colorado's Catholic Health Initiatives Partners With St. Alexius Medical Center

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Bismarck-based St. Alexius Medical Center has officially become an affiliate of the Catholic Health Initiatives nonprofit.

The pending partnership was announced this past summer. Officials on Tuesday announced they had signed an official agreement.

The CHI system is based in Colorado and has a division based in Fargo. CHI and St. Alexius will form a regional health system of hospitals and clinics in western and central North Dakota.

St. Alexius will remain associated with the Benedictine Sisters of the Annunciation Monastery in Bismarck and will retain a local board of directors.

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