Willman v. Heartland Hospital East

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Charles R. Willman, M.D. appeals from the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Heartland Hospital East, Heartland Hospital West, and various physicians2 in an antitrust action arising from Willman’s loss of medical staff privileges. We affirm.

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Willman, a board-certified general surgeon, had medical staff privileges at Methodist Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital, *608the two acute care hospitals in St. Joseph, Missouri. In 1983, the two hospitals affiliated under common ownership. In 1985, Methodist Medical Center became Heartland…