Bert Fish announced its plans to merge with Adventist, parent to Florida Hospital in Orlando, earlier this month. Halifax Health then challenged the planned takeover, offering to match Adventist’s $71 million pledge to the ailing hospital.
Halifax Health also offered lower taxes for Bert Fish, but it wasn’t enough to change the decision of board members, according to the report.
Read the Daytona Beach News-Journal report on Bert Fish.
