Nonprofit Hospital
Transaction Notices
Laws/Regulations
California law requires the Attorney General's review and consent to any sale or transfer of a health facility owned or operated by a nonprofit corporation whose assets are held in public trust. This requirement covers health facilities that are licensed to provide 24-hour care such as hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
The review process includes public meetings and, when necessary, preparation of expert reports. The Attorney General's decision often requires the continuation of existing levels of charity care, continued operation of emergency rooms and other actions necessary to avoid adverse effects on healthcare in the local community.
Notices
Notices of nonprofit hospital transactions are posted here during the review process.
Notices for Anaheim Memorial Medical Center
The Attorney General's decision 
[PDF 52 kb / 1 pg] to deny the proposed transaction was issued on August 14, 2008.
The Attorney General’s decision on the request for approval of the sale of Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, previously due on July 31, 2008, is extended to August 15, 2008.
The Healthcare Impact Report [PDF 1.6 mb / 72 pg] is now available.
Public Meeting on Proposed Sale of Anaheim Memorial Medical Center
The California Attorney General will conduct a public meeting on June 26, 2008, beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Wyndham Anaheim Park Hotel, 222 W. Houston Ave., Fullerton, CA 92832, to receive comments on the proposed sale of Anaheim Memorial Medical Center and to consider the Health Care Impact Report prepared by consultants engaged by the Attorney General in connection with the Attorney General's review of this transaction, as required by Corporations Code section 5914 et seq. The seller is Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, a California nonprofit corporation, and the buyer is Orange County Regional Medical Center, Inc., a California Corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Health Corporation, a Georgia Corporation. In addition, Pacific Health Corporation has guaranteed the performance of all of the buyer’s obligations under the purchase agreement. Asklepios Kliniken Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, a German entity and an affiliate of the buyer, has guaranteed payment of the purchase price. The terms of the proposed transaction are set forth in a Notice to the Attorney General, and a copy is available for public inspection in the Administration Office at Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, located at 1111 W. La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA 92801. A CD of the notice is also available upon request by email to wendi.horwitz@doj.ca.gov or by telephone at (213) 897-2178. Prior to the public meeting, the Health Care Impact Report will be available on the Attorney General's web site at http://ag.ca.gov/charities/nonprofithosp.php.
Persons wishing to present their views orally at the public meeting may do so by either submitting a sign-up sheet available at the public meeting or sending an email to wendi.horwitz@doj.ca.gov or by telephone at (213) 897-2178 by June 25, 2008. Any individual with a disability seeking reasonable accommodations to attend or participate in the meeting or to obtain materials or information on the meeting in an alternative format should contact Wendi A. Horwitz at least five days before the meeting.
Persons may and are encouraged to present their views on the proposed transaction in writing to the Department of Justice electronically via email to wendi.horwitz@doj.ca.gov, via facsimile at (213) 897-7605, or by mailing a copy to Wendi A. Horwitz, Deputy Attorney General, 300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702, Los Angeles, CA 90013. The deadline for receipt of written comments is July 3, 2008.
Proposed Sale
Anaheim Memorial Medical Center to Pacific Health Corporation
The Attorney General is reviewing the proposed sale of Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, a 224-licensed bed general acute-care hospital, located in Anaheim, California. Anaheim Memorial Medical Center is owned and operated by Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation. The buyers are Pacific Health Corporation, a Georgia corporation, and Asklepios Kliniken Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, a German entity. The nonprofit hospital transaction is being reviewed as required by Corporations Code sections 5914 et. seq.
If you would like to request a copy of the supporting documents for this proposed transaction, contact Deputy Attorney General Wendi Horwitz, by email at wendi.horwitz@doj.ca.gov or by telephone at 213-897-2178, and provide your mailing address.
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