Carle Health Methodist and Proctor hospitals in Peoria, Ill., will begin operating as one hospital with two campuses, effective Nov. 1. The Proctor facility will be known as Carle Health Methodist Hospital – Proctor Campus, according to a Sept. 18…
Transactions & Valuation Issues
After a brief post-pandemic lull, hospital consolidation is accelerating again, with large health systems expanding across state lines, absorbing independent hospitals and reshaping regional care markets. From portfolio resets and strategic exits to cross-market mergers and billion-dollar investments, these moves…
Several hospital and health system partnerships, affiliations and proposed transactions have been called off or unwound this year, reflecting shifting strategic priorities, financial considerations and evolving market dynamics. From merger discussions that ended after years of negotiations to the dissolution…
The proposal for New York City-based Maimonides Health to join NYC Health + Hospitals’ received unanimous approval from the New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council Sept. 17. Five things to know: 1. The transaction still needs approval…
Flint, Mich.-based Insight Health Systems is set to take over shuttered Chicago-based Weiss Memorial Hospital and Oak Park, Ill.-based West Suburban Medical Center. Weiss Memorial closed Aug. 8, 2025, and West Suburban shuttered June 11 after the facility’s last functional…
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Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is now majority owner of Idaho Falls Community Hospital and Mountain View Hospital, both in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after acquiring Surgery Partners’ ownership stake in the facilities. “This investment reflects our long-term commitment to supporting…
Lebanon, Ind.-based Witham Health Services signed an affiliation agreement Sept. 16 with Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health to join the system, according to a news release. The news comes after the parties signed a nonbinding letter of intent in mid-April. …
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has continued to add to its outpatient footprint in 2026, while also acquiring an 8,000-student healthcare college. Here are five acquisitions the publicly traded, for-profit system has made in 2026: 1. HCA completed its acquisition of…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare completed its acquisition of The College of Health Care Professions on Sept. 15. HCA shared plans to acquire the college in late May. CHCP serves more than 8,000 students at 10 campuses across Texas and online…