The Federal Trade Commission has withdrawn its request for a temporary restraining order against the merger of St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, and Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Health System, according to a WTOL report.
ProMedica said it has reached a less restrictive agreement with the FTC until a preliminary injunction hearing next month.
ProMedica announced the acquisition in May 2010 and finalized it on Aug. 31, but the FTC put the deal is under a "hold-separate" in October, meaning that the hospital and health system had to delay integration.
Read the WTOL report on the St. Luke's and ProMedica merger.
Read more coverage on the St. Luke's and ProMedica merger:
- Ohio System Says FTC Challenge of Merger 'Inconsistent' With Call for Integration
- FTC Files Request in Ohio District Court for Information on St. Luke's, ProMedica Merger
- District Court Judge Won't Grant FTC Request for Information on St. Luke's, ProMedica Merger