Providence health system, Compassus form JV 

RENTON, Wash., and BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - Providence, a nonprofit health system serving the western U.S., and Compassus, a provider of integrated home-based care services, have signed an agreement to form a joint venture for home health, hospice, community-based palliative care and private-duty caregiving services. Under the agreement, Compassus will manage operations for the joint venture, which will include 24 home health locations in Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington, and 17 hospice and palliative care locations in Alaska, California, Oregon, Texas and Washington. The joint venture will also include private duty services in Southern California. “Serving people in their home, many of whom are at their most vulnerable, is sacred work and a deeply held part of the Providence mission,” said Terri Warren, Providence chief of community services. “As our communities age, we have been thoughtfully evaluating how to best meet the growing need for these services. Compassus shares our commitment to these services and will enable us to expand access to care in the comfort of home.” The new entity will be called Providence at Home with Compassus. In Lubbock, Texas, however, the Covenant Health hospice program that’s part of the Providence family of organizations will be rebranded as Covenant Health at Home with Compassus. Compassus provides home health, home infusion, palliative and hospice care. The company’s more than 7,000 team members serve patients across more than 270 locations in 30 states. It has a strong track record of joint ventures with not-for-profit health systems, having forged similar joint ventures with providers like Ascension, Bon Secours Mercy Health and OhioHealth.