Judge approves sale of Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark to Prime Healthcare Services

A state Superior Court judge signed off on the sale of Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark to Prime Healthcare Services on Thursday, April 7, ensuring residents of state’s largest city continue to have choice in healthcare.

Essex County Superior Court Judge Walter Koprowsky signed an order for final judgment that grants approval of the sale of the 357-bed hospital to Prime Healthcare, a national hospital system with 42 acute-care hospitals in 14 states.

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