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Cultural differences, control cited as obstacles
Emory Healthcare and HCA have decided to stop pretending.
Tax-exempt Emory and investor-owned HCA said they will end their joint venture operating two hospitals in the Atlanta area. Atlanta-based Emory will buy out HCA's interest in 72-bed Emory Johns Creek (Ga.) Hospital, while Nashville-based HCA will buy out Emory's interest in a 247-bed hospital known as Emory Eastside Medical Center, Snellville, Ga., within a few months. No other terms were disclosed.
Both Emory and HCA declined interview requests. The two systems agreed not...