Georgia officials have approved the takeover of the Augusta University hospitals associated with the state’s only public medical school.
The state Board of Regents on Friday approved agreements to transfer control of the hospitals to Marietta-based Wellstar Health System, saying the deal may take effect in late summer.
Augusta University President Brooks Keel said in an online press conference that Wellstar would take over as the controlling legal entity of the health system, which will now be known as Wellstar MCG Health. The exact details of the transfer, first announced in December, remained unclear. Neither side immediately provided a copy of the associated contracts.
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