St. Christopher’s Hospital Goes to Auction in Philly

St. Christopher’s Hospital Goes to Auction in Philly

Yet another hospital bankruptcy has led to an auction and a sale. This time it was St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 188-bed hospital is a healthcare outpost in north Philly and one of only two children’s hospitals in the city. In 2018 it and Hahnemann University Hospital were sold by Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) to California investment banker Joel Freedman, represented as American Academic Health Systems LLC (AAHS), for $170 million. Hahnemann’s financial troubles prompted American Academic to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection  on June 30 and led to that hospital’s closure in July 2019. St. Christopher’s... Read More »