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In the Matter of RWJ Barnabas Health, a corporation, and Saint Peter's Healthcare System, a corporation.
FTC Matter/File Number
2010145
Docket Number
9409
Â鶹´«Ã½ Type
Part 3 Administrative Complaints

Case Summary

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission authorized an administrative complaint and a suit in federal court to block the acquisition of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System by RWJBarnabas Health, or RWJ, which is one of the largest hospital systems in New Jersey. The complaint alleges that in Middlesex County, in the central part of the state, the acquisition will harm competition for inpatient general acute care services, which are a broad range of essential medical and surgical diagnostic and treatment services that require an overnight hospital stay. The FTC’s federal court suit seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop the deal and maintain the status quo while the agency pursues an administrative trial on the merits of the case. On June 14, 2022, the parties announced that they had abandoned the transaction.

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