Seton Family of Hospitals May Acquire Hospital After Failed Merger With Smith & White

Austin, Texas-based Seton Family of Hospitals may consider acquiring King's Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas, after the company was contacted by Smith & White Healthcare, which operates the hospital, according to a report in the Temple Daily Telegram.

After the FTC rejected a planned merger between Smith & White and KDH, an administrator from Seton said Smith & White approached Seton about a possible acquisition, according to the report.

Officials from Smith & White did not name the organization they had contacted, but officials from Seton confirmed that the two companies had entered into due diligence.

Although Smith & White had planned to turn KDH into a pediatric facility, Seton would use the hospital as an acute-care facility or acute complex care hospital, according to the report. Seton had previously approached KDH about a partnership, but that was dissolved after the hospital signed an agreement with Smith & White on Feb. 17.

Read the Daily Telegram's report about Seton's possible acquisition of King's Daughters Hospital.