
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) – The California Department of Justice has given conditional approval to the ministry alignment agreement between Dignity Health and Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives. The two health systems are merging. The resulting organization, CommonSpirit Health, will operate nearly 140 hospitals in multiple states, including 30 hospitals in California. Dignity Health operates Memorial Hospital, Mercy Downtown and Mercy Southwest in Bakersfield. Path to Full Story on 29 Eyewitness News