[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-27571]


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[Federal Register: November 8, 1994]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Dkt. C-3538]

 

Healthtrust, Inc.--The Hospital Company; Prohibited Trade 
Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Consent order.

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SUMMARY: In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting 
unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this 
consent order requires, among other things, a Tennessee-based 
corporation that provides acute care hospital services to divest Holy 
Cross Hospital of Salt Lake City to a Commission approved acquirer; to 
complete the divestiture within six months of the date of the order; 
and to consent to the appointment of a trustee, if the divestiture is 
not completed within six months. In addition, the consent order 
requires the respondent, for ten years, to obtain prior Commission 
approval before purchasing any acute care hospital or any hospital, 
medical or surgical diagnostic or treatment service or facility in the 
Utah counties of Weber, Davis, and Salt Lake.

DATES: Complaint and Order issued October 20, 1994.\1\
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    \1\Copies of the Complaint and the Decision and Order are 
available from the Commission's Public Reference Branch, H-130, 6th 
Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Horoschak or Philip Eisenstat, FTC/S-3115, Washington, DC 205890. 
(202) 326-2756 or 326-2769.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Wednesday, July 27, 1994, there was 
published in the Federal Register 59 FR 38176, a proposed consent 
agreement with analysis In the Matter of Healthtrust, Inc.--The 
Hospital Company, for the purpose of soliciting public comment. 
Interested parties were given sixty (60) days in which to submit 
comments, suggestions or objections regarding the proposed form of the 
order.

    Comments were filed and considered by the Commission. The 
Commission has ordered the issuance of the complaint in the form 
contemplated by the agreement, made its jurisdictional findings and 
entered an order to divest, as set forth in the proposed consent 
agreement, in disposition of this proceeding.

(Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 721; 15 U.S.C. 46. Interpret or apply sec. 5, 38 
Stat. 719, as amended; sec. 7, 38 Stat. 731, as amended; 15 U.S.C. 
45, 18)
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-27571 Filed 11-7-94; 8:45 am]
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