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- ↑ Limbacher, Patricia B. (December 21, 1998). "Columbia Details Spinoffs: Two New Companies Would Control 64 Hospitals". Modern Healthcare.
Last week, Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. filed notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission detailing its plans to spin off two new companies, which would control 64 hospitals. One company, to be called Triad, will have 42 hospitals and will be based in Dallas. It was formerly the Pacific Group, a division formed by Columbia last year. Triad also will include 19 outpatient surgery centers.
- ↑ Triad buys Quorum Health Group to form third-largest network
- ↑ "Community Health to Buy Triad Hospitals for $5.1 Billion". New York Times. Reuters. March 20, 2007.
