A deal announced Oct. 21 would place Oklahoma-based INTEGRIS Health in Risant Health’s network, giving the group a third system if regulators approve the affiliation.
INTEGRIS has 13,000 employees. Its 20-hospital footprint includes 10 acute-care facilities and 10 specialty hospitals, in addition to physician clinics and urgent-care services.
Geisinger was the first system in Risant, an organization Kaiser Foundation Hospitals established in April 2023. Cone Health is also part of the group.
Risant says it wants to bring value-based care to community health systems whose relationships span several insurers and provider groups. It describes the approach as linking care delivery with financing to improve outcomes and make services more affordable and accessible.
To illustrate results at its existing systems, Risant cited a roughly 60% reduction in emergency admission-processing time at Geisinger Community Medical Center through May 31, 2026. It also estimated that Geisinger avoided 490 specialist visits per month as of June 30. At Cone Health Medical Group, providers spent nearly 14% less time on clinical notes per encounter as of June 30, Risant said.
The organizations say INTEGRIS patients could gain access to additional health-management tools and programs. INTEGRIS-employed and network physicians would be able to use integrated value-based-care solutions through Risant’s platform.
INTEGRIS says its medical staff, identity and leadership will remain in place. It also expects to maintain its ties with insurers, provider groups and independent doctors.
INTEGRIS CEO Timothy Pehrson said the affiliation would provide resources and proven value-based-care capabilities, with investment aimed at hospitals, clinics, growth, technology and clinical enablers. He said INTEGRIS could not develop similar capacity alone at comparable scale or speed, describing it as “not at this scale and not this fast.”
The announcement did not state the deal’s value, identify the required approvals or set a timetable. Regulatory approvals remain pending.
