Massachusetts public health officials granted a license to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to acquire Northampton, Mass.-based Cooley Dickinson Hospital, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
The state's Public Health Council granted MGH's Boston-based parent company Partners HealthCare a determination of need certificate to acquire South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass.
Both potential transactions require further regulatory approval from state and federal agencies before they can be finalized.
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The state's Public Health Council granted MGH's Boston-based parent company Partners HealthCare a determination of need certificate to acquire South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass.
Both potential transactions require further regulatory approval from state and federal agencies before they can be finalized.
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