Coalition creates working group in anticipation of Ellis merger forum | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Ellis Hospital in Schenectady is shown in October 2020. Shares0 The Schenectady Coalition for Healthcare Access is creating a working group to prepare a list of community concerns and questions to discuss with Ellis Medicine and St. Peter’s regarding their merger. Anyone in the community is welcome to sign up by May 19 to meet virtually two to three times via zoom between May 24 and June 1 in anticipation of a future forum with Ellis Hospital officials. A date for that forum has not been set. Ellis Hospital announced in October 2020 it would be merging with St. Peter’s Health Partners.