
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, September 17, 1994                   TAG: 9410260054
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: SANDRA BROWN KELLY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

CARILION BUILDING UP ITS HMO WAR CHEST

At month's end, when stock in Sterile Concepts Inc. is expected to be issued, Carilion Health System will begin gathering the bankroll it needs to compete in the managed health care market.

Of the $100 million Carilion expects to gain from selling stock in the medical-procedure tray company, $75 million will be used to pay down Carilion's debt, said President Tom Robertson. Another $13 million will go to pay the costs of taking the for-profit company public.\ Please see microfilm for complete text.

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