BJC and St. Luke’s sign letter of intent to join in St. Louis

St. Luke’s Hospital and BJC Health have signed a letter of intent for St. Luke’s to join BJC, a proposed combination intended to broaden access to care and create a more connected health network across the St. Louis region. The organizations will work toward a definitive agreement in the coming months and seek required regulatory approvals; financial terms have not been disclosed. BJC says it would support St. Luke’s with access to its broader physician and specialty network, including WashU Medicine, and investments in technology, facilities, infrastructure, and recruiting and retaining physicians. St. Luke’s leaders said the plan followed a review of the hospital’s long-term future and would help sustain its community-focused care. Patients can continue seeing their providers and keeping scheduled appointments while the process moves forward.