OTHER NEWS - Oct. 26, 1993
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Surgical Care Affiliates Steps Up Takeover Bid: The Nashville-based operator of surgical centers went public with its proposal to merge with Medical Care America Inc. in an attempt to pressure the Dallas-based concern to accept its $939-million offer. The bid came after Medical Care, the nation’s largest outpatient surgery center and a leading provider of home infusion services, agreed to affiliate with Columbia Healthcare Corp., the nation’s largest for-profit hospital chain. Medical Care said it will review Surgical Care Affiliates’ offer.
