FTC Extends Delay in Adjudication of Phoebe North Case

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission has again extended its withdrawal of adjudication of its case with the Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County’s acquisition of Phoebe North, formerly Palmyra Medical Center.

The deadline for the previous extension was midnight Friday. On Thursday, the FTC extended the withdrawal order until 11:50 p.m. March 31.

“To facilitate further consideration of the consent proposal, the commission has decided to extend the withdrawal of this matter from adjudication,” the order states on the FTC website.

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