The Federal Trade Commission is appealing a federal judge’s decision that denied its request that the judge block the merger of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care and Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem.

The merger would create a health system called Advocate NorthShore Health Partners, with 16 hospitals, more than 4,000 hospital beds and 45,000 employees and serving more than 3 million patients annually.

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