UCHealth forges partnership with Adeptus Health

University of Colorado Health said Tuesday it planned to acquire a majority stake in Adeptus Health’s (NYSE: ADPT) freestanding emergency rooms throughout Northern Colorado, Colorado Springs and the Denver Metro area.

Adeptus Health owns and operates First Choice Emergency Room, the nation’s oldest and largest network of freestanding emergency room facilities. All 12 Colorado locations, and two more under construction, are included in the partnership and will be renamed UCHealth ER.

Later this year, these facilities will participate in UCHealth’s electronic medical record system to ensure seamless care between the emergency facility and the hospital. The UCHealth and Adeptus Health partnership also…