Tenor Health Foundation affiliates have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of three hospitals in Pennsylvania, US, from Community Health Systems (CHS).

The transaction includes the 369-bed Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, the 186-bed Regional Hospital of Scranton and the 122-bed Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, along with related businesses.

The agreement follows the termination of a previously announced divestiture to WoodBridge Healthcare in November 2024.

Since then, CHS representatives have collaborated with the office of Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro and the state General Assembly members.

This partnership was aimed at identifying a new operator capable of sustaining hospital operations and continuing care delivery in Scranton.

Extensive outreach was made to national and regional organisations.

The transaction is subject to standard regulatory approvals and closing conditions and is dependent on the Tenor Health Foundation finalising its funding.

Once the funding is secured, it is anticipated to close within the fourth quarter of this year. The companies have not disclosed the financial terms of the agreement.

These three hospitals are part of the additional potential divestitures mentioned during CHS' earnings call for the third quarter of 2025.

The company’s affiliates manage healthcare delivery systems in 36 markets across 14 states.

Its subsidiaries are engaged in owning or leasing 70 affiliated hospitals comprising over 10,000 beds and manage more than 1,000 sites of care, including ambulatory surgery centres, cancer centres, and physician practices.

In February 2024, CHS migrated to a new clinical data platform that was expected to help it deploy generative AI with Google Cloud.