Stayton, Ore.-based Santiam Hospitals and Clinics have signed a nonbinding letter of intent with Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services to merge.The letter will allow both parties to look more closely at an affiliation together, with an end goal of Santiam Hospital and Clinics joining Samaritan Health Services, according to a May 22 Samaritan Health Services news release.Should the parties join, the goal would be to strengthen local access to care services, improve health equity, and increase community provided services.Both Santiam Hospitals and Clinics and Samaritan Health Services are dedicated to retaining existing employees and keeping local governance and leadership. The parties plan to work toward a definitive agreement in the next few months.

总部位于俄勒冈州斯泰顿的桑蒂亚姆医院和诊所与总部位于俄勒冈州科瓦利斯的撒玛利亚医疗服务公司签署了一份不具约束力的合并意向书。据撒玛利亚医疗服务公司5月22日的新闻稿称，该意向书将使双方能够更密切地审视隶属关系，最终目标是桑蒂亚姆医院和诊所加入撒玛利亚医疗服务公司。如果各方加入，目标将是加强当地获得护理服务的机会，改善卫生公平，并增加社区提供的服务。桑蒂亚姆医院和诊所以及撒玛利亚医疗服务都致力于留住现有员工，保持地方治理和领导地位。双方计划在未来几个月内达成最终协议。

The merger could be subject to regulatory review. Santiam Hospital and Clinics is a nonprofit organization that comprises an acute care hospital and 11 clinics. It has more than 600 employees, including 70 medical staff.Samaritan Health is a nonprofit regional health system that features five community hospitals, over 100 physician clinics and multiple health insurance plans.

合并可能需要接受监管审查。桑蒂亚姆医院和诊所是一家非营利组织，由一家急症医院和11家诊所组成。它有600多名员工，其中包括70名医务人员。撒玛利亚人健康是一个非营利的地区健康系统，拥有五家社区医院、100多家医生诊所和多种健康保险计划。

It has 6,000 employees, including 620 physicians, according to the release.

据新闻稿称，该公司拥有6000名员工，其中包括620名医生。