In February, Judge Graham overturned the $80 million merger, ruling the 21 closed-door meetings surrounding the merger were in violation of the state’s Sunshine Law and that the two groups’ attempts to “cure” the violations by reholding the meetings were not an appropriate remedy. The ruling forces Adventist to transition the hospital’s ownership back to the Southeast Volusia Hospital District.
The target date, however, may need to be adjusted in order to allow the hospital to renegotiate the terms of a $12 million line of credit, according to the report.
Read the Orlando Sentinel report on Bert Fish Medical Center.
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