Trinity Health to buy 3 CT hospitals

St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center and its parent company, St. Francis Care, announced plans to join Trinity Health, a national Catholic health care system that includes 86 hospitals in 21 states.As part of the definitive agreement between the companies, St. Francis Care would become part of a newly created regional network along with the Sisters of Providence Health System, which includes Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., and other facilities in Western Massachusetts.