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On Sept. 1, 2026, Adena Health announced its acquisition of Fairfield Medical Center, a hospital system in southeastern Ohio, according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
The announcement followed an FTC investigation into an earlier attempt by OhioHealth, a different acquirer, to buy Fairfield Medical Center.
The available record identifies the FTC item as a press-release summary from a single official source; it does not include the release body, findings, transaction terms, or a statement of the investigation’s outcome.
The supplied evidence does not establish whether Fairfield Medical Center’s vendors, contracts, purchasing systems, or payment processes will change.
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