University Hospital Attempts To Overturn Ruling

{Louisville, Kentucky}...In an effort to keep documents related to a proposed hospital merger private, University Hospital in Louisville filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to overturn a ruling last month by Attorney General Jack Conway that it is a public entity. Opponents of the merger say University is public institution and should not have to adhere to some Catholic health directives, such as a ban on sterilizations. University has argued that it is a private facility. Any ruling in the lawsuit could affect the proposed merger of University, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare, and St. Joseph Health System in Lexington.