ATLANTA — Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Health System announced on Tuesday that they have cleared a final regulatory hurdle toward combining their operations.
The agreement was first approved by the state attorney general's office in November 2017.
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission completed its review of the combined entity and gave approval for the new entity to move forward. The new health system will now focus on finalizing patient, operational and business functions with a target date of being operational by summer 2019.
“We are excited to move forward on the merging of our two health systems,” said Northside Hospital president and CEO Bob Quattrocchi, in a statement. “This plan ensures that our patients continue to receive quality health care with no disruption of service.”
Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Health System are both driven by quality patient care and satisfaction, strong medical professionals, health care innovation and unparalleled patient access, according to hospital management.
“Through the merged entity, Gwinnett County will continue to have access to world-class medical treatment,” said Gwinnett Health System president and CEO Philip Wolfe.
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The new not-for-profit health system will be anchored by five hospitals in Sandy Springs, Lawrenceville, Cumming, Canton and Duluth. It will also operate other care centers that include cancer treatment, imaging, surgical, urgent care and other outpatient centers across the state.
The new Northside-Gwinnett entity will have more than 1,600 inpatient beds, over 250 outpatient locations, 21,000 employees and over 3,500 physicians on staff.
The final name of the new entity has not been announced. Hospital officials have said the new name will be made known before the final operational date arrives.
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