Hospital mergers and acquisitions are reshaping health systems’ EHR footprints, with deals completed or announced in 2026 prompting hospitals to adopt new platforms, consolidate existing systems and plan future transitions.
Here are 11 hospital deals involving EHR changes, according to Becker’s reporting:
- Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare acquired Manchester Memorial Hospital from Prospect Medical Holdings on Jan. 1. Hartford plans to transition the hospital and its Rockville campus to Epic, likely within a year of the acquisition.
- Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Foundation acquired Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare on Feb. 16. The three-hospital system transitioned to Epic on May 1.
- Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System acquired four Arkansas hospitals from Community Health Systems on June 1. Freeman plans to extend Epic to the acquired facilities, targeting a November 2027 go-live that would bring all eight of its hospitals onto one EHR.
- Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health acquired Grafton (W.Va.) City Hospital Sept. 1. The hospital is included in Vandalia’s planned systemwide Epic rollout in fall 2028. The health system plans to consolidate 27 EHRs onto Epic across its 16 hospitals and more than 220 ambulatory sites.
- Milford (Mass.) Regional, which joined Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health in 2024, went live on the health system’s Epic EHR April 1. The transition gave hospitals across UMass Memorial access to the same patient information.
- OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center in Dixon, Ill., formerly KSB Hospital, joined Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare in 2025 and transitioned to Epic April 1, 2026. The implementation also brought patients onto OSF’s MyChart portal.
- Terre Haute, Ind.-based Union Health acquired Terre Haute Regional Hospital from HCA Healthcare in December 2025. Union uses Oracle Health’s Cerner EHR, while the acquired hospital uses Meditech. The three-hospital system plans to go live on Epic Jan. 9, 2027.
- Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health completed its acquisition of an 80% ownership interest in Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville Hospital from Community Health Systems on Feb. 2. The hospital, renamed Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, was scheduled to transition to Epic Oct. 3 as part of its integration into Vanderbilt Health. The multimillion-dollar project included new computer workstations and infrastructure upgrades.
- Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health and Flemington, N.J.-based Hunterdon Health signed a definitive merger agreement Oct. 19. Under the proposed transaction, Hackensack Meridian plans to invest $30 million to deploy its Epic EHR across Hunterdon Health, including Hunterdon Medical Center, ambulatory facilities, Hunterdon Medical Group and participating independent physicians. The merger remains subject to regulatory approval.
- Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Health System signed a definitive agreement Aug. 6 for Fulton County Medical Center in McConnellsburg, Pa., to join the system. The agreement includes up to $17 million in investments over seven years to modernize the 21-bed critical access hospital, including an Epic EHR implementation.
- WVU Health System completed its acquisition of Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System on Oct. 1, adding five hospitals and affiliated physician practices and outpatient facilities. WVU Health System plans to extend Epic to the acquired facilities, with $80 million of its $800 million investment commitment earmarked for the EHR transition.
Editor’s note: This article was updated Oct. 23.
