Phoebe Board, Hospital Authority OK Settlement with FTC
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
Four days following a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that will allow Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital to continue to operate its former cross-town rival, the hospital board on Monday formally approved the settlement.
The Hospital Authority also conducted a called meeting at 4 p.m. Monday. The settlement documents were approved unanimously there as well.
The FTC is currently in a 30-day commenting period that continues through late September. Once that period is over, the agency will decide whether to finalize the agreement.
Meanwhile, the hospital’s professional affairs committee also met Monday to consider another round of medical staff applicants to the hospital.
