Word: merger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hospitals have abandoned the use of the word "merger" to describe their joint venture, the Globe reported, reflecting a decision to retain more of their independence and individual identities...
...reason people are using the word `affiliation' rather than `merger' is that instead of squishing two hospitals into one, we're creating a new system that will have a new parent but also new affiliates," said David Estridge, a spokesperson for Brigham and Women...
Teaching hospitals Beth Israel, Children's and New England Deaconess were involved with talks between MGH, Brigham and Medical School Dean Daniel C. Tosteson '44 before the merger was announced in December...
...primary Grumman traders at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, where investors risk pennies a share for the right to purchase 100 shares of stock at a set price in the future, Spinney and Taylor handle about 30 Grumman options contracts daily. Almost a week before the merger plans were announced, however, volume grew to 300 contracts a day. By the Friday before Martin Marietta's announcement, says Taylor, "it was close to 1,200." Because there weren't enough Grumman sellers, Taylor and Spinney pledged, as is common, to buy the needed shares themselves...
...enviable reputation for delivering high-quality care with low operating costs. Last September, in a $4.3 billion deal, he took over the 71 Humana hospitals. Last month, with particular satisfaction, Scott changed the name of his firm to Columbia/HCA Healthcare, having just completed an $8 billion merger with his original, elusive target. In so doing he added HCA's 95 hospitals to Columbia's sprawling, 26-state chain...