The for-profit company that runs two of the Tri-Cities’ three acute-care hospitals will soon add another Pacific Northwest hospital to its portfolio.

Lifepoint Health, which is based in Tennessee, will acquire St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, as part of a deal with ScionHealth for eight of its facilities, according to a release. The companies are currently moving through the regulatory process to finalize the sale, which is expected to be completed by early June.

“Lifepoint knows these hospitals and their communities well and looks forward to helping them continue to serve their patients, create new opportunities for their teams, and partner with others to improve the health and wellbeing of those who live across their regions,” said David Dill, chairman and chief executive officer of Lifepoint Health, in a statement. “We believe we have great opportunities to grow together with these facilities and advance our mission of making communities healthier – both today and for generations to come.”

Lifepoint took over Kennewick’s Trios Health and Pasco’s Lourdes Health in 2018 when the care provider merged with RCCH Healthcare. Combined, both hospitals have 146 beds, more than 1,000 employees and had more than 6,600 admissions in 2024, according to the latest edition of the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business’ Book of Lists.

Lifepoint has nearly 55,000 employees working at 60 community hospital campuses, more than 70 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 300 additional sites of care throughout the country, most of them in the Sun Belt region.