The two groups are currently in talks about a sale, but not specific details have been released.
The move is intended to help both hospitals “deal with the requirements of the federal health care reform law,” according to the report. Healthcare reform put severe restrictions on physician-owned hospitals, such as prohibiting the expansion of these facilities.
Read the Journal Star report on Nebraska Heart Hospital.
Read previous coverage on heart hospital transactions:
– MedCath Completes Sale of Texsan Heart Hospital to San Antonio Health System
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