Excela, Butler change name to Independence Health System

TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. After merging to create western Pennsylvania’s third-largest health system, Excela Health and the Butler Health System have announced a new name: Independence Health System. The system includes Butler, Clarion, Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland hospitals, with 7,300 employees and more than 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers. “Having the wider resources of a large medical staff and the breadth of knowledge among clinicians and staff all united inpatient care amplifies the use...