Steward Cleared to Sell Florida and Texas Hospitals to AHS

Bankrupt Steward Health Care, which has been unloading medical centers to new owners, won court approval to sell seven hospitals in Florida and Texas to affiliates of American Healthcare Systems.

• Judge Christopher Lopez said Friday he’d approve the sale of five Steward Health hospitals located in South Florida and two in Texas
  • The deal was struck after American Healthcare System affiliate won court approval in July to acquire a Steward Health hospital in West Monroe, Louisiana
• The sales approved Friday were facilitated by a broader settlement between Steward and its primary landlord, Medical Properties Trust Inc.
  • The hospital ...