Kaiser adds a small North Carolina health system to its Risant Health network

Kaiser Permanente on Friday announced the next deal to build out its Risant Health network of health systems.

Risant plans to acquire North Carolina’s Cone Health, a Greensboro, N.C.-based system with four acute-care hospitals, more than 700 doctors, and — crucially for Risant — an accountable care organization and a health plan.

Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, and neither Kaiser nor Cone immediately responded to requests for comment.

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