State panel OKs Baystate takeover of Mercy with conditions, but fears monopoly

SPRINGFIELD — The state’s Public Health Council approved Baystate Health’s planned takeover of Mercy Medical Center Wednesday.

But, the approval arrived with conditions, and not before the council quizzed Baystate executives on what could be a not-so-competitive healthcare marketplace in western Massachusetts.

The vote at Wednesday’s meeting was unanimous, 13-0…

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