Prisma Health

The GHA Board only has the authority to assess the compliance of Prisma Health-Upstate with the terms of the Lease.

In 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice won a $237 million judgement against the Tuomey Healthcare system, then an independent organization, for violations of the Stark Law and the False Claims Act.

The decade-long lawsuit was triggered by a whistleblower complaint by Michael Drakeford, MD under the qui tam provision of the Act.

Providence Health consists of two hospitals in Columbia, a freestanding Emergency Room in Fairfield County and multiple physician practices, rehabilitation centers, sleep centers, imaging and diagnostics labs, and other services.

The acquisition was dropped due to significant delays and challenges by the Federal Trade Commission and state regulatory authorities.