Baptist Hospital Responds To Lawsuit
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Baptist Health Center is asking a federal
judge to dismiss charges by a group of cardiologists that Baptist
is illegally keeping out physicians who own shares in competing
institutions.
Lawyers for both Baptist and the doctors met with U-S District
Judge James Moody yesterday and argued over whether the federal
court has jurisdiction and whether Baptist can enforce the policy
while it`s being contested.
The six suing doctors say Baptist`s policy seeks to limit
patients` rights to choose health care providers. Together, they
hold about 15 percent stake in Arkansas Heart Hospital, an
institution less than a mile from Baptist -- and one that Baptist
considers a comptitor.
