WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — California-based Tenor Health Foundation took a major step toward taking over Lackawanna County and Luzerne County hospitals managed by the struggling Commonwealth Health Systems by gaining approval this week to borrow tax-exempt funds to purchase Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

The vote Tuesday night, Luzerne County Council authorizes Northeastern Pennsylvania Hospital and Education Authority to issue $47,000,000 in tax-exempt revenue bonds and $25,000,000 in taxable revenue bonds. Tenor will use the money raised by selling the bonds to Rosemawr Management to purchase Wilkes-Barre General, executives at the foundation explained in a hearing earlier this month.

Tenor Health reached a definitive agreement last month with Community Health Systems — Commonwealth's corpo

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