Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare, based in Louisville, Ky., has applied for a certificate of need to become a partner in an orthopedic surgery center in Louisville, according to a report from Business First.
The ambulatory surgery center is operated by Louisville Orthopaedic Clinic and Sports Rehabilitation and is part of the Louisville Orthopaedic Clinic, according to the report and the clinic's website.
News of the CON application comes only a few weeks after JHSMH entered into a formal agreement with Surgical Care Affiliates to acquire an interest in the general partnership that operates Surgecenter of Louisville and Premier Surgery Center, which is also in Louisville. The ASCs will be jointly owned by Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare, the surgery center's physician partners and SCA.
Read the Business First report about the JHSMH CON application for a partnership with the Louisville surgery center.
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