Merger | Flagler Health and UF Health

To assess the degree of similarity between the two health systems, UF Health & Flagler Health, we conducted an analysis of the largest hospital in each system—UF Health Shands Hospital and Flagler Hospital. The analysis reveals that UF Health Shands Hospital and Flagler Hospital have a SimilarityIndex™ M&A Score of 59.30, or a distance of 40.70. Said differently, using UF Health Shands Hospital as the index hospital, Flagler Hospital is the 863rd most similar hospital out of the 2,299 hospitals in the national analysis, revealing that there are many other hospitals that are operationally, financially and competitively more similar. An M&A strategy driven by clinical, operational, and financial similarity would lead to different partners for each system. UF Health and Flagler data are sourced from FY2021 Cost Reports.