R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Neronha on Tuesday announced he would approve the ownership change for the company that owns two Rhode Island hospitals providing it sets up an $80 million escrow account. / COURTESY R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has given the go-ahead for an ownership change of two Rhode Island hospitals owned by Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. as long as the company puts up $80 million in an escrow account. Neronha’s decision, announced during a Tuesday press conference, revives the ownership change proposed from California-based Prospect,…