GUEST COLUMN: UofL hospital acquisitions benefit the entire commonwealth
(WorldNews Health)

The University of Louisville´s recent acquisition of Jewish Hospital and other Louisville-area assets of KentuckyOne Health has led to many questions. For us - President Bendapudi, the Board of Trustees, our physicians and academic and administrative leaders- our decision to move forward came down to the answer to one very important question: What would happen if Jewish Hospital closed? On Aug. 15, KentuckyOne´s parent company, CommonSpirit Health, was set to announce the closure of Jewish and perhaps another health care facility. It also was planning to sell its other area facilities to the highest bidder. They wanted out of the Louisville market, period. So why not just let the closures...