TITLE

Health-care industry mergers bring a wave of credit business to banks

AUTHOR(S)

Goodwin, William

PUB. DATE

March 1994

SOURCE

American Banker;3/1/94, Vol. 159 Issue 40, p20

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on the increased financing business of banks due to the consolidation in the health-care industry. Range of financings; HealthTrust Inc.'s bank financing as part of its pending acquisition of Epic Holdings Inc.; Columbia Healthcare Corp.'s refinancing with its banks; Impact of financings on the banking industry; Other acquisition financings.

ACCESSION #

9404120423

Tags: MEDICAL care -- Finance

 

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