The merger went through a process requiring approval by the California Office of the Attorney General among other regulatory hurdles and was finalized on Dec. 31, 2024. CHOC and Rady’s announced intentions to merge in late 2023 in order to create “one of the nation’s most advanced pediatric healthcare systems,

Children’s Hospital of Orange County and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego announced a merger Wednesday, combining the two hospitals into a health care system called Rady Children’s Health. The merger went through a process requiring approval by the California Office of the Attorney General among other regulatory hurdles and was finalized on Dec.

Two children's hospitals in Southern California have completed the merger between their parent companies and will now operate under a new healthcare system, according to a news release Wednesday.