DOJ sues to block consummated hospital deal

Charles McConnell

06 August 2020

Geisinger Health clinic in Pittston, Pennsylvania (Credit: shutterstock/Noel Biesecker)

Geisinger Health’s partial acquisition of close rival Evangelical Community Hospital “fundamentally alters” their relationship and likely harms competition, the Department of Justice’s antitrust division has alleged.

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