Knoxville, Tenn.-based Curae Health and its three hospitals in Mississippi entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August. Now, Tupelo-based North Mississippi Health Services is slated to take over one of Curae's hospitals, according to the Daily Journal.   By Ayla Ellison - 11/14/18

Guy Medaglia, president and CEO of Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital, which broke with parent company St. Louis-based Ascension nine years ago, said the hospital has no plans to join another system any time soon.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/14/18

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is on track to divest Mary Black Health System, a two-hospital system based in Spartanburg, S.C., by the end of the year.  By Ayla Ellison - 11/12/18

A decline in inpatient volumes and significant financial losses caused Coalinga (Calif.) Regional Medical Center to close June 12 and subsequently enter bankruptcy protection. The hospital may get the chance to reopen, as it now has two management proposals, according to The Fresno Bee.  By Ayla Ellison - 11/8/18

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health, Charlotte-based Carolina Center for Specialty Surgery and Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health are racing to fill the state's need for six additional operating rooms in Mecklenburg County, according to the Charlotte Business Journal.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/8/18

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has agreed to sell Salem, N.J.-based Memorial Hospital of Salem County, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.  By Ayla Ellison - 11/7/18

Most healthcare executives do not expect mergers and acquisitions activity in the healthcare space to slow down within the next 12 months, according to a recent survey by Capital One.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/6/18

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has merged Tampa (Fla.) Community Hospital with Memorial Hospital of Tampa, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal.  By Ayla Ellison - 11/5/18

Pittsburgh-based UPMC signed an affiliation agreement with Somerset (Pa.) Hospital Nov. 1.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/5/18

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health completed its acquisition of Chambersburg, Pa.-based Summit Health Nov. 1.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/5/18

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems completed the sale of two Arkansas hospitals on Nov. 1.  By Ayla Ellison - 11/1/18

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems became the largest for-profit hospital operator in the nation in 2014 when it acquired Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates. Now, the company is selling off hospitals to pay down its debt.  By Ayla Ellison - 10/31/18

After several quiet years, mergers and acquisitions have powered back onto the front pages of many business publications.  By Tim Larson, Point B - 10/30/18

Boston-based Partners HealthCare and Providence-based Care New England have ceased partnership talks with Lifespan after roughly nine months, according to the Providence Journal.  By Alyssa Rege - 10/30/18

Clorox Professional Products Company Debuts New Brand: CloroxPro New brand spans industry-leading healthcare and commercial cleaning portfolios to protect shared spaces and defend public health.  By Staff - 10/29/18

The pace of healthcare mergers and other partnerships has increased during the last decade.  By Dawn Samaris - 10/29/18

While the healthcare industry has historically been ripe for mergers and acquisitions activity, a recent report by Morgan Stanley analysts published in October and cited by Business Insider suggests health companies' high valuations and the wealth of readily available funding for biotechs are limiting the activity within the sector.  By Alyssa Rege - 10/29/18

The number of healthcare mergers and acquisitions deals exceeded 250 in Q3, continuing the trend for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to a recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.  By Alyssa Rege - 10/26/18

A Texas hospital that unexpectedly closed earlier this year has found a new operator, according to the Houston Chronicle.  By Alyssa Rege - 10/26/18

Former Missouri Gov. Jay Dixon told residents of Asheville, N.C., to express any concerns regarding Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's $1.5 billion acquisition of Mission Health sooner rather than later, according to the Citizen Times.  By Alyssa Rege - 10/24/18