
	                    						
		&lt;br /&gt;                       
		 
                  
				 &lt;p&gt;
				  
					  
						  BOLINGBROOK &mdash; The state health facilities planning agency has approved the merger of the Provena Health system and Resurrection Health Care.&nbsp;The merger makes the new health care organization the largest Catholic health care system in Illinois. &nbsp;The deal, approved Wednesday by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, is expected to close Nov. 1. &nbsp;The merger involves Provena Mercy Medical Center in Aurora and other hospitals throughout northern and central Illinois.&nbsp;Sandra Bruce, president and chief executive officer of the new organization, said she is grateful for the state board&rsquo;s unanimous approval.&nbsp;&ldquo;We enthusiastically now turn our full attention to creating  &amp;hellip;
					  
				 
	  				  
   