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West Branch Regional Medical Center to affiliate with MidMichigan Health

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West Branch Agreement Signing: Pictured left to right: J. Daniel Stoneback, chairman, WBRMC Board of Trustees; Diane Postler-Slattery, Ph.D., FACHE, president and CEO, MidMichigan Health; and Robert McGrail, CEO, WBRMC

The West Branch Regional Medical Center this week announced it has signed an agreement to affiliate with MidMichigan Health.

The affiliation process began in 2011. It’s expected to be completed by April.

Officials with the West Branch medical center said the move will make the center stronger and more competitive

Under the affiliation, West Branch will be the seventh medical center in the MidMichigan Health system.