​The healthcare landscape is going through a period of change influenced by technological advances, evolving patient needs, and rising healthcare costs. This transformation drives healthcare organizations to acquisitions and ventures to stay at the forefront of innovation.

Mergers, acquisitions, and partnership ventures allow healthcare organizations to reduce administrative costs and improve supply chain management. Acquisitions provide healthcare organizations access to established businesses with proven cost-effective strategies that allow experimenting with innovative solutions and technologies. Other benefits of acquisitions and partnership ventures include enhanced revenue cycle management and improved care coordination.

Acquisitions and partnership ventures help healthcare organizations adapt to evolving patient needs. For example, hospital mergers provide a means to offer a wider range of integrated and coordinated care for patients. Health organizations can also acquire telehealth platforms to give patients convenient access to care from their homes. Since startups are often at the front line of technological innovations, partnerships with these companies allow healthcare organizations to offer services like digital health tools, data analytics, and online platforms, leading to better patient care.

​On July 3, 2023, Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances became the first hospital in Texas to successfully implant the Optimizer Integra CCM-D System into a heart patient. The new dual cardiac device treats patients with heart failure symptoms.

The implantation was part of a clinical trial by Impulse Dynamics. Researchers are using the trials to evaluate the efficacy of the Optimizer Integra CCM-D System, which concurrently treats arrhythmia and heart failure.

The device leverages two therapies: cardiac contractibility modulation, which improves the heart’s condition, and a defibrillator, which corrects arrhythmias. The design enables the device to lessen symptoms of the two conditions, enhancing quality of life. The battery life, as long as 20 years, reduces the need for additional procedures. Researchers will collect data from 300 patients at 75 healthcare facilities in the United States over two years to test the device.

CHRISTUS Health has a long history of supporting medical research into groundbreaking therapies. The cardiovascular care team at the Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital has been recognized as a national leader in clinical trials for over two decades.

​CHRISTUS Health, a global faith-based health system, announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas. The new headquarters will be based in a 15-story building on a 4.2-acre parcel in central Las Colinas.

A Catholic health ministry, CHRISTUS Health is a leader in designing innovative health and wellness solutions. It ensures that individuals and communities live healthy lives and experience the power of God’s healing. According to Ernie Sadau, CEO and president of CHRISTUS Health, the new facility is part of the organization’s 150-year journey of serving communities across Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana, as well as Chile and Colombia in Latin America. The 460,000 square feet tower, which is located next to a 10-story parking garage, will host approximately 2000 CHRISTUS Health Associates, who shall be engaged in coordinating various organization activities.

Previously, CHRISTUS Health used a leased facility, but an increase in associates necessitated the construction of a new facility. Since CHRISTUS Health rented corporate offices in Las Colinas more than a decade ago, the number of associates working for the health system has increased from 30,000 to 50,000. Additionally, the number of people impacted by CHRISTUS Health has grown from 3.8 million to 7 million. Irving Mayor Rick Stopfer expressed his joy to have CHRISTUS Health within his community, considering the vital role it plays in enhancing Christ’s healing ministry by transforming people's lives daily.