Bert Fish announced its plans to merge with Adventist, parent to Florida Hospital in Orlando, earlier this month. Skeptics argue the merger would allow Bert Fish to transfer commercially insured patients to Adventist’s Orlando facility while sending uninsured and Medicaid patients to Halifax, creating a financial burden for the hospital district’s taxpayers, according to the report.
Bert Fish representatives argue Adventist has more resources than Halifax, which drove the decision to select Florida Hospital.
The Southeast Volusia Hospital Board is expected to determine the fate of Bert Fish’s letter of intent with Florida Hospital tonight.
Read the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s report on the Bert Fish and Florida Hospital merger.
