Freeport, Ill.-based FHN plans to affiliate with Rockford, Ill.-based Mercyhealth. Mercyhealth will invest $100 million in FHN over the next five years to support capital projects and expand services as part of the agreement, according to a Sept. 30 FHN news release. As part of the deal, the hospital will be renamed Mercyhealth FHN. The announcement follows FHN’s Sept. 22 withdrawal from a joint plan to build a 10-bed microhospital in Roscoe, Ill., with Beloite (Wis.) Health System. By joining Mercyhealth, FHN will gain access to a broader range of services and a more connected care network linking rural care centers to Mercyhealth’s tertiary care centers, according to the release.