U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez approved the sale of seven Dallas-based Steward Health Care hospitals to Healthcare Systems of America, an affiliate of Glendale, Calif.-based American Healthcare Systems during an Oct. 25 court hearing.
Steward sought Chapter 11 protection May 6 and has been working to sell its 31 hospitals.
The Steward hospitals are Houston-based St. Joseph Medical Center, Port Arthur-based Medical Center of Southeast Texas, Coral Gables (Fla.) Hospital, Hialeah (Fla.) Hospital, Miami-based North Shore Medical Center, Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.-based Florida Medical Center and Hialeah, Fla.-based Palmetto General Hospital.
Healthcare Systems of America has been interim manager of the hospitals and Steward's West Monroe, La. -based Glenwood Regional Medical Center since Sept. 11.