Columbus (Ga.) Regional Health, a two-hospital system, and Piedmont Healthcare, an eight-hospital system in Atlanta, have reportedly finalized their proposed partnership agreement and intend to forward it to the Georgia attorney general's office next month, according to the Ledger-Inquirer.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr will have between 90 and 120 days to approve or reject the proposed merger.
Officials said the document will be made public once it's submitted to the AG's office, the report states.
"I am happy where we are right now," Columbus Regional President and CEO Scott Hill said during a press conference Thursday. "The boards of Columbus Regional Health, Piedmont Healthcare and the Medical Center Hospital Authority are collaborating well together. When the details of this agreement come out, people will see the kind of investment that Piedmont is making in our community."
The organizations signed a letter of intent to partner in May.