JFK Medical Center CEO Barry Ostrowsky confirmed that West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health expressed interest buying the medical center. JFK Medical Center spokesperson Steven Weiss declined to release any concrete details on the potential transaction, according to the article.
According to an article on NJ.com, a hospital industry consultant claimed Hackensack (N.J) Meridian Health and Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System have also expressed interest in purchasing JFK Medical Center.
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