North Valley Hospital now Logan Health Whitefish

North Valley Hospital is no more.

The Board of Directors announced that last week it decided it would fully integrate with Kalispell’s Logan Health, formerly Kalispell Regional Healthcare.

North Valley will now be Logan Health Whitefish, the hospital said in a release Monday.

“This is the natural next step in what has been a beneficial relationship between the two organizations for over five years,” Dr. Mirna Bowden North Valley Hospital Board of Directors Chair said in a release. “By fully integrating with Logan Health we will better position the organization for success in the future through advanced IT platforms and the benefits of economies of scale. Patients will still receive the same high quality of care.”

North Valley Hospital and Logan Health first announced an intent to discuss an affiliation in 2015.

Since that time the two organizations have shared physicians and other clinical staff, shared best practices, and streamlined access and delivery of many specialty services for patients from either location. Many business services, such as finance, health information technology and material management worked together to create efficiencies and maximize economies of scale.

With the financial backing of a larger system, North Valley Hospital added new services, new technology and updated facilities, including the new physical therapy building in Columbia Falls.