The Long Wait May End Soon For Northside-Gwinnett Merger

After years of delay, the merger between Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Health System may be close to becoming reality.

Health care industry officials say the deal is close to approval by the Federal Trade Commission. That approval may come within a month or even sooner, say the officials, who are not associated with Northside or Gwinnett and who spoke to GHN on condition of anonymity.

Both Northside and Gwinnett spokespeople said Tuesday that they were not aware of any FTC decision. The federal agency was affected by the recent partial shutdown of government operations.