After a two-year search for a potential affiliate, Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine called off its search and said it plans to remain independent, according to The Daily Gazette.  By Alyssa Rege - 7/16/18

A total of 50 transactions have been announced during the first half of 2018, according to a recent analysis by Kaufman, Hall & Associates published July 12.  By Alyssa Rege - 7/13/18

A Silver City, N.M.-based Gila Regional Medical Center physician published a letter in the Silver City Sun News July 11 commenting on officials' quest to sell the 68-bed acute care facility.  By Alyssa Rege - 7/13/18

Cleveland Clinic has formed a strategic collaboration with a hospital in China through its new international affiliation program, Cleveland Clinic Connected.  By Ayla Ellison - 7/12/18

Nashville, Tenn.-based physician services provider Envision Healthcare fielded offers from nine private equity firms before inking a $9.9 billion deal with New York City-based KKR & Co., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.  By Morgan Haefner - 7/12/18

In a letter to the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission, Attorney General Maura Healey voiced concerns about the proposed merger between Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Health and three other healthcare organizations, according to a report from The Boston Globe.  By Emily Rappleye - 7/11/18

El Segundo, Calif.-based Verity Health is exploring strategic options, including a potential sale, to minimize financial and operational pressures, the six-hospital nonprofit system announced July 9.  By Alyssa Rege - 7/11/18

Too much is lost when companies try to combine into one overstretched entity. Strategic partnerships allow companies to take advantage of complementary offerings while not taking the attention away from fixing profitability, becoming more agile and supporting appropriate uses of technology to support the strategy.  By Sheila Talton - 7/10/18

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger purchased a medical office building in Scranton, Pa., currently occupied by its top competitor in the region, for $6.4 million, according to The Times-Tribune.  By Alia Paavola - 7/9/18

The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and general transactions took place or were announced during the week of July 2.  By Alyssa Rege - 7/9/18

Amazon's recent $1 billion acquisition of PillPack may pose an issue for Albertsons' proposed acquisition of the remainder of Camp Hill, Pa.-based Rite Aid, Forbes reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 7/5/18

Summit Health, a two-hospital system in Chambersburg, Pa., and six-hospital system WellSpan Health in York, Pa., signed an affiliation agreement, WellSpan announced June 29.  By Alyssa Rege - 7/5/18

Humana, TPG Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe completed their acquisition of Louisville, Ky.-based post-acute care provider Kindred Healthcare for $4.1 billion in cash, including assumption of debt.  By Morgan Haefner - 7/3/18

Approximately $2.35 trillion of mergers and acquisitions deals have been announced globally so far in 2018, up 57 percent from the same period in 2017. If the trend continues, the global M&A market may reach $4.8 trillion for the full year, outpacing the prior record of $4.3 trillion in 2007, according to a report by Dealogic cited by The Wall Street Journal.  By Alyssa Rege - 7/3/18

Los Angeles-based Pacific Alliance Medical Center, which closed last November due to costs related to retrofitting its facilities to meet the state's seismic standards, was recently purchased by a physician group for $33 million, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal.  By Alyssa Rege - 7/3/18

The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and general transactions took place or were announced during the month of June.  By Alyssa Rege - 7/2/18

In a recent press release, VMG Health announced Chance Sherer as a Managing Director in the Business Valuation Division in the Denver office. By Staff - 7/2/18

Tulare (Calif.) Regional Medical Center may reopen within four months under a proposal submitted by Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, which the hospital's board approved June 27, according to The Fresno Bee.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/29/18

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare entered into a nonbinding letter of intent to sell Lafayette, La.-based Women's & Children's Hospital to Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, the Lafayette-based hospital announced June 28.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/29/18

Five years after Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health failed to acquire Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services, the 45-hospital system is looking to expand outside of state lines for the second time and eyeing potential opportunities in Chicago, according to the Argus Leader.  By Alyssa Rege - 6/29/18