HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF TENNESSEE, INC. v. THOMPSON

No. 3:00-0991.

207 F.Supp.2d 719 (2002)

HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF TENNESSEE, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Tommy G. THOMPSON, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Nashville Division.

April 2, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Lee Barfield, II, W. Brantley Phillips, Jr., Bass, Berry & Sims, Nashville, TN, for HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc., Hospital Corporation of Tennessee, SP Acquisition Corp., Athens Community Hospital, Inc., Medical Park Hospital, Inc., Benton Community Hospital, Inc., Hospital Corporation of America, General Care Corp., Indian Path Hospital, Inc., Hospital Corporation of White County, Hartselle Medical Center, Inc., Community Hospital of Andalusia, Inc., L.V. Stabler Memorial Hospital of Greenville, Inc., Hospital Corporation of Northwest, Inc., Community Hospital of DeQueen, Inc., Encino Hospital Corporation, Inc., Sebastopol Hospital Corporation, HCA Hospital Services of San Diego, Inc., Ukiah Hospital Corporation, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Community Hospital of La Habra, Inc., Chino Community Hospital Corporation, Inc., North Okaloosa Medical Center, Inc., Medical Center of Santa Rosa, Inc., Central Florida Regional Hospital, Inc., Sarasota Doctors Hospital, Inc., Northwest Medical Center, Inc., New Port Richey Hospital, Inc., North Florida Regional Medical Center, Inc., Hospital Corporation of Lake Worth, HCA Health Services of Florida, Inc., University Hospital, Ltd., West Florida Regional Medical Center, Inc., Putnam Hospital, Inc., Bay Hospital, Inc., Lawnwood Medical Center, Inc., Largo Medical Center, Inc., Okeechobee Hospital, Inc., Tallahassee Medical Center, Inc., EHCA Northlake, LLC, Fairview Park, LP, Clayton Acquisition Corp., Colliseum Medical Center, LLC, Redmond Park Hospital, Inc., EHCA West Paces, LLC, Corporation, EHCA Parkway, LLC, Columbus Doctors Hospital, Inc., Hospital Corporation of Lanier, Inc., HCA Health Services of Georgia, Inc., West Valley Medical Center, Inc., Terre Haute Regional Hospital, Inc., HCA Health Services of Indiana, Inc., Wesley Medical Center, LLC, Meadowview Regional Medical Center, LLC, Springview Hospital, Inc., Bourbon Cummunity Hospital, LLC, Logan Memorial Hospital, LLC, Georgetown Community Hospital, LLC, Hospital Corporation of America, Greenview Hospital, Inc., Frankfort Hospital, Inc. HCA Health Services of Louisiana, Inc., HTI Health Services, Inc., St. Peter's Community Hospital, Inc., Guadalupe Medical Center, Inc., Hobbs Community Hospital, Inc., HCA-Raleigh Community Hospital, Inc., HTI Health Services of North Carolina, Inc., Hospital Corporation of North Carolina, Cumberland Medical Center, Inc., Willamette Valley Medical Center, LLC, Walterboro Community Hospital, Inc., Trident Medical Center, LLC, Columbia North Hills Hospital Subsidiary, LP, Victoria Hospital Corporation, Wysong Medical Center, Inc., Columbia Navarro Regional Hospital Subsidiary, LP, Piney Woods Healthcare Systems, LP, Spring Branch Medical Center, Inc., Doctors Hospital (Conroe), Inc., CHCA West Houston, LP, Columbia Medical Center of Plano Subsidiary, LP, Malone-Hogan Hospital, Inc., Columbia Valley Healthcare Systems, LP, Columbia Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth Subsidiary, LP, Longview Regional Hospital, LP, Columbia Rio Grande Healthcare, LP, Columbia/St. David's Healthcare System, LP, Columbia Medical Center at Lancaster Subsidiary, LP, Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio, Ltd., Castleview Hospital, LLC, HTI of Utah, Inc., Hospital Corporation of Utah, Lewis-Gale Medical Center, LLC, Northern Virginia Hospital Corporation, Reston Hospital Center, LLC, Pulaski Community Hospital, Inc., Columbia Capital Medical Center Limited Partnership, Tri-Cities Health Service Corp., Raleigh General Hospital, Teays Valley Health Services, Inc., Riverton Memorial Hospital, LLC, HCA Health Services of Oklahoma, Inc., General Health Services, Inc.

W. Brantley Phillips, Jr., for Dauterive Hospital Corporation, El Paso Healthcare System, Ltd., Columbia Medical Center of Arlington Subsidiary, LP.

Michael L. Roden, Office of the United States Attorney, Nashville, TN, David T. Zaring, Department of Justice Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Tommy G. Thompson.


MEMORANDUM

ECHOLS, District Judge.

Presently pending before the Court are Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 11), to which Defendant responds in opposition, and Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 13), to which Plaintiffs respond in opposition. For the reasons explained herein, Plaintiffs' motion will be DENIED, and Defendant's motion will be GRANTED. Accordingly, this case will be DISMISSED.

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