North American Partners in Anesthesia has reached an undisclosed settlement with two hospitals that filed lawsuits against the anesthesia provider earlier this year, claiming it unlawfully restricted its physicians from choosing their place of work.
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health affiliates St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., and Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., jointly filed notices of settlement Oct. 21, according to court documents obtained by Becker’s.
In the initial complaint, the hospitals allege that NAPA was leveraging noncompete and nonsolicitation clauses in its physician contracts to “severely restrict competition” and demand “exorbitant” payments for critical anesthesia services. In the complaint, Holy Cross claims that NAPA asked for a “multi-million payment to waive the noncompetes.”
Becker’s has reached out to NAPA, Holy Cross and St. Joseph’s regarding the specifics of the settlement and will update this article if more information becomes available.
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