Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System plans to take legal action in its contract dispute with Mecklenburg County, according to a Charlotte Business Journal report.
A statement did not reveal what type of legal action the system would take, but documents have been filed in Mecklenburg County Court. On Tuesday, Mecklenburg County commissioners voted to terminate the county's healthcare services agreement with the system, effective June 2013.
Through a $40 million annual contract, Carolinas operates the county's public health department and behavioral-health hospital, CMC-Randolph in Charlotte. The relationship between the parties, which dates back to 1995, has weakened in the past few months due to allegations of a breach of contract related to CMC-Randolph.
The county says Carolinas has refused to provide financial data on the hospital. Carolinas says it has provided all available information as required by the contract. In its statement, Carolinas called the board's decision "a complete breakdown in our attempts to resolve this situation in an amicable manner," according to the report.
Read the Charlotte Business Journal report on Carolinas HealthCare System and Mecklenburg County.
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A statement did not reveal what type of legal action the system would take, but documents have been filed in Mecklenburg County Court. On Tuesday, Mecklenburg County commissioners voted to terminate the county's healthcare services agreement with the system, effective June 2013.
Through a $40 million annual contract, Carolinas operates the county's public health department and behavioral-health hospital, CMC-Randolph in Charlotte. The relationship between the parties, which dates back to 1995, has weakened in the past few months due to allegations of a breach of contract related to CMC-Randolph.
The county says Carolinas has refused to provide financial data on the hospital. Carolinas says it has provided all available information as required by the contract. In its statement, Carolinas called the board's decision "a complete breakdown in our attempts to resolve this situation in an amicable manner," according to the report.
Read the Charlotte Business Journal report on Carolinas HealthCare System and Mecklenburg County.
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County Manager Recommends Early End to Contract With Carolinas HealthCare
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