The FTC ruled that a merger would result in reduced competition, according to the report. Scott & White has since made an offer to a healthcare company to merge with or acquire KDH and to maintain it as an acute-care facility.
Scott & White took control of KDH in April and had planned to turn the facility into a children’s hospital if the merger was approved.
Read the report about the failed Scott & White/King’s Daughters merger.
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