Columbua/HCA nixes construction of new pediatric hospital

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Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp has decided not to construct a new pediatric hospital in El Paso, TX, although it already has two acute care facilities in the city. A separate pediatric facility was not needed in El Paso in 1998 as there was insufficient subspecialty demand and Columbia/HCA did not want to compete with other services. However, the company said it may look into reconsidering the issue in several years.

Planning, Health care industry, Children's hospitals, El Paso, Texas

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Columbia wins settlements in Okla., Kentucky

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Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. has won two important cases that allow the company to expand. In Oklahoma, the state's Supreme Court has permitted Columbia to establish a 50-year lease of University Hospitals. In Kentucky, a hospital management dispute that ousted Columbia resulted in a $2.4 million settlement to Columbia, payable over 10 years.

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