North Carolina
Health system drops $320M plan to buy 2 North Carolina hospitals
Just two weeks after Novant Health secured a legal victory in its bid to buy two North Carolina hospitals, another court ruling has spurred the health system to abandon its plans.
Novant Health has dropped its bid to buy Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, above, and Davis Regional Medical Center from Community Health Systems. The FTC secured an injunction from a federal appeals court.
Novant had planned to buy two facilities from Community Health Systems in a $320 million deal, but the Federal Trade Commission has been working to block the acquisition. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District narrowly granted the FTC’s petition for an injunction, delaying the deal.
With the deal being stalled, Novant Health announced Tuesday that it was abandoning its plans to buy Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and Davis Regional Medical Center, The Charlotte Observer and other media outlets reported.
“Despite our vision to restore services the area has lost and deliver high quality, remarkable care, we have been met with opposition from the Federal Trade Commission at every step,” Novant said in a statement. “We are steadfast in our belief that these facilities and their patients would have greatly benefited from joining Novant Health, but with the FTC’s continued roadblocks we do not see a way to finalize this transaction.”
The appeals court ruled 2-1 in favor of the FTC’s move for an injunction. The brief opinion from the majority states “the court grants the motion and enjoins the acquisition of Lake Norman Regional Medical Center by Novant Health, Inc. pending appeal.”
In his dissenting opinion, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III cited a federal district judge’s argument that the deal would benefit the public.
“The district court was not wrong to think the public interest would be facilitated by helping these hospitals find the financial infusion they need to survive,” Wilkinson wrote.
Wilkinson also noted that allowing the matter to return to additional FTC review and an administrative law judge would possibly delay the transaction by more than two years.
“Hospitals such as Davis and Lake Norman Regional may not provide a full menu of advanced procedures, but they do tend to increase access to vital healthcare for underserved populations,” Wilkinson wrote. “I am reluctant to place all this in jeopardy.”
Novant’s decision represents a remarkable reversal from the court victory earlier this month, which buoyed the health system’s efforts to buy the hospitals. Novant hailed that earlier ruling as “a victory for the area” and pledged to expand more services for patients when the deal was finalized.
Novant argued that the sale should move forward because if the transaction falls apart, it’s possible that Davis Regional would close. CHS closed the hospital in 2022 for financial reasons and converted it into a behavioral health facility.
In his ruling issued earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell cited the prospect of Davis Regional’s closing, and Novant’s pledges to expand care and services for patients.
The FTC has argued that if Novant was allowed to purchase the hospitals, consumers would see higher prices and could lose services since there would be reduced competition. Federal regulators said the deal would give Novant nearly 65% of the market for inpatient acute care in North Carolina’s Eastern Lake Norman area.
In the district judge’s ruling earlier this month, Bell wrote that there would be sufficient competition in the region. Bell noted that Atrium Health, part of Advocate Health, is building a new hospital near Lake Norman, a fast-growing area in the Charlotte region.
Novant expressed disappointment in the appeals court ruling that granted the FTC an injunction delaying the transaction. The health system said it had “worked tirelessly for more than a year to create a path forward for Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and Davis Regional Medical Center.”
“The communities served by these facilities deserve better than the fate they’ve been dealt by the FTC so we will look for other ways to support patients and clinicians in these communities,” Novant said in its statement Tuesday.
Novant, which operates 19 medical centers and more than 850 healthcare sites, has been expanding recently. In February, Novant completed the $2.4 billion purchase of three South Carolina hospitals from Tenet Healthcare Corp.
Federal regulators have applied more scrutiny to hospital mergers under President Biden’s administration. Some hospitals have pulled the plug on planned deals due to FTC opposition.
John Muir Health had planned to purchase San Ramon Regional Medical Center from Tenet Healthcare Corp. last year. But shortly after the FTC sued to block the deal, the systems dropped their plans.
In addition, SUNY Upstate Medical University dropped its plans to acquire Crouse Health System in Syracuse, N.Y. last year, following the FTC’s objections to the deal.
Less than two weeks after losing its head coach to Duke University, a North Carolina high school football program has been promoted from within.
Kevin Reddick will become the new head coach at Rolesville High School, replacing Ranier Rackley, who became the Director of Player Development at Duke University.
News of the decision was first reported by High School OT.
Reddick was the defensive coordinator for the Rams for the past three seasons, helping the team win 25 games during that run. Last year, Rolesville allowed just under 15 points per game with Reddick in charge of the defense.
North Carolina High School Promotes Defensive Coordinator To Head Coach
Rolesville finished 9-4 last season under Rackley and Reddick.
Reddick is a graduate of New Bern High School, helping the Bears capture the 2007 Class 4AA North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Football championship. He was tabbed the most valuable player of that title game as a sophomore fullback after scoring two touchdowns in a 28-17 victory over Independence.
At New Bern, Reddick earned conference defensive player of the year honors and was all-state at lineback as a senior after recording 189 tackles, eight quarterback sacks, six forced fumbles and four blocked punts. He also ran for over 160 yards and scored six touchdowns.
Kevin Reddick Was College Standout, Had NFL Career Before Becoming Coach
Following his high school career, Reddick signed with North Carolina as a four-star prospect, earning first team all-ACC honors as a senior. He also had offers from North Carolina State, Virginia and Clemson.
With the Tar Heels, Reddick played in 50 games, recording 275 tackles, including 36 for loss, with 8.5 quarterback sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.
Reddick signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted rookie free agent, and also had stints with the San Diego Chargers, Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills.
Rolesville reached the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Football championship game with Reddick on the coaching staff and the third round this past season.
Rolesville Returns Top Rusher, Several Other Key Players
The Rams will be replacing starting quarterback Kaleb Williams, who had almost 2,500 yards passing and 22 touchdowns, as freshman Chase Williams was 8-for-8 for 98 yards with a touchdown in three games.
They will have top running back Amir Brown back, as he ran for 1,374 yards with 22 touchdowns and six games of 100 yards rushing as a junior. He also had 13 receptions for 106 yards and another TD.
Anthony Roberts is another key player back, as he caught 35 passes for 656 yards and nine TDs. Top tacklers Jayden Broadie, Javon Campbell, Genesis Allen and Keonte Sutton are all set to return, as well.
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At least two people are dead and “several” others are injured after a “planned fight” at a North Carolina park escalated into a mass shooting, authorities said.
Police have identified several victims and suspects after Monday’s shooting at Leinbach Park near Jefferson Middle School, according to the Winston-Salem Police Department.
Authorities confirmed there were multiple victims in the shooting, but did not provide an exact number. The suspects were still at large over two hours later.
Officers were called to the park just before 10 a.m. after reports of a fight, which then escalated into multiple people shooting each other.
Area schools are not in lockdown, and classes are operating as normal, police said.
“Due to the number of people involved, efforts are ongoing to account for everyone. At this time, some of those involved in the incident are juveniles,” police said.
According to local news station WFMY, at least three people were taken to the hospital. Officials have not shared their conditions.
Police said the shooting was an isolated incident and remains under investigation.
This is a developing story
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from April 19 drawing
Day: 6-2-0, Fireball: 6
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from April 19 drawing
32-42-52-53-55, Bonus: 05
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All North Carolina Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599.
For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at North Carolina Lottery Offices. By mail, send a prize claim form, your signed lottery ticket, copies of a government-issued photo ID and social security card to: North Carolina Education Lottery, P.O. Box 41606, Raleigh, NC 27629. Prize claims less than $600 do not require copies of photo ID or a social security card.
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When are the North Carolina Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:38 p.m. daily.
- Pick 3, 4: 3:00 p.m. and 11:22 p.m. daily.
- Cash 5: 11:22 p.m. daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. daily.
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