, arguing that two of Utah's top four health care systems — MountainStar and Steward — help keep costs down by competing with each other. The FTC and health companies agreed to dismiss the lawsuit less than a month later, on June 22.
"We have had a long track record of providing access to high-quality patient care in Utah over the past three decades. We remain deeply committed to meeting the growing demand for health care services in one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, as well as raising the level of care in the communities we serve," Glas said.
"We are very proud of the work we've accomplished in Utah over the past five years to nurture and grow these community hospitals. We could not have accomplished that without our local team members' focus on putting patients at the center of everything we do," Dr. Ralph de la Torre, CEO at Steward, said in the release.