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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December 4, 1996
QUORUM HEALTH GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-31717-A 62-1406040
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
103 Continental Place, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(615) 371-7979
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
For the purpose of informing the market, the Registrant announces the
acquisition of Barberton Citizens Hospital, an acute care hospital in Barberton,
Ohio. A previously released press announcement of this acquisition is attached
to this Report.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
QUORUM HEALTH GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Steve B. Hewett
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Steve B. Hewett, Vice President and
Treasurer (Chief Financial Officer)
Date: December 16, 1996
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99.1 Press Release dated December 5, 1996 4
regarding the acquisition of Barberton Citizens
Hospital
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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
QUORUM HEALTH GROUP, INC., COMPLETES ACQUISITION
OF BARBERTON CITIZENS HOSPITAL IN OHIO
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 5, 1996 -- An affiliate of Quorum Health Group,
Inc., (Nasdaq: QHGI) has completed the acquisition of Barberton Citizens
Hospital, Barberton, Ohio.
Quorum is the majority owner of the 347-bed hospital, with Summa Health
System, Akron, and The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, holding minority
ownership positions.
Summa Health System is the parent of Akron City and St. Thomas
Hospitals. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, founded in 1921, is one of the
country's first and largest private, nonprofit medical groups with physician
practices and hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Quorum Health Group, Inc., owns and operates acute care hospitals and
health systems nationwide. Quorum Health Resources, Inc., a subsidiary, is the
nation's largest manager of not-for-profit hospitals and also provides
consulting services to hospitals throughout the country.
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