The Tulare Local Healthcare District plans to obtain a request to seek proposals from various healthcare organizations interested in partnering with the district to reopen Tulare (Calif.) Regional Medical Center, which closed last October, according to The Porterville Recorder.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/21/18

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and KKR & Co., a New York City-based private equity firm, have teamed up to make an offer for Nashville-based physician services provider Envision Healthcare, sources told Reuters.  By Ayla Ellison - 5/21/18

Detroit Medical Center, which is owned by Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, entered into a definitive agreement to sell its outpatient and retail pharmacy business to Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens as part of its pharmacy reorganization plan, according to Crain's Detroit Business.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/21/18

Irvine, Calif.-based St. Joseph Health will continue to operate Petaluma (Calif.) Valley Hospital until January 2020, Petaluma Health Care District officials confirmed May 16, according to the North Bay Business Journal.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/21/18

Four of the largest for-profit hospital operators have each entered into several transactions this year. Some of the companies are selling off facilities to strengthen their hospital portfolios, while others are exploring ways to expand their reach.  By Ayla Ellison - 5/18/18

The city of Massillon, Ohio, completed its purchase of Massillon-based Affinity Medical Center — which closed earlier this year — and its related assets, according to CantonRep.com.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/17/18

Oak Lawn, Ill.-based Advocate Children's Hospital and Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem announced their intent to form a strategic partnership to expand pediatric care statewide May 16.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/17/18

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, Dover, N.H.-based Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Exeter (N.H.) Health Resources signed a letter of intent to develop a regional healthcare network for the Seacoast Region, Partners HealthCare announced May 15.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/17/18

Ongoing financial struggles and debt have led the Palm Drive Health Care District to issue a request for proposals for the sale of Sebastopol, Calif.-based Sonoma West Medical Center, according to The Press Democrat.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/16/18

Approximately $1.7 trillion worth of deals have been announced globally so far this year — one of the strongest starts to the year since before the 2008 financial crisis. However, while experts have noted consumers are often negatively affected by increased M&A activity, New York Times opinion columnist Bryce Covert notes another group of individuals is equally as affected: employees.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/16/18

Heritage Valley Health System, a two-hospital system in Beaver, Pa., announced its intent to affiliate with Kennedy Township, Pa.-based Ohio Valley Hospital May 14.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/16/18

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Rennova Health announced May 14 it expects to close a deal to acquire 85-bed Tennova Healthcare-Jamestown (Tenn.) from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems on June 1.  By Ayla Ellison - 5/15/18

Hospitals and health systems looking to engage in mergers and acquisitions often face the daunting task of obtaining approval from various state regulatory agencies and the Federal Trade Commission. However, Catholic hospitals and health systems face the added hurdle of receiving approval from the Vatican, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/14/18

The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and general transactions took place or were announced during the week of May 7.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/14/18

VMG’s Healthcare M&A Report: 2017 Trends & 2018 Expectations has recently been published!  By John Meindl, CFA, Winston Smart - 5/14/18

Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital pared down the list of potential affiliates to two health systems: Cleveland Clinic and Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida, the 400-bed hospital announced May 11.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/11/18

Physicians in Oakland, Calif., reportedly maintain "a lot of anger" about the roughly four-year partnership between UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and the Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, claiming the affiliation has negatively affected the Oakland facility, according to The Mercury News.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/10/18

Several healthcare experts have raised questions about a potential merger between Boston-based Partners HealthCare, the state's largest hospital chain, and the Wellesley, Mass.-based health insurer Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, according to The Boston Globe.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/10/18

Coming off the heels of 2018 partnership announcements with Intermountain Healthcare, Ascension Health and Presence Health, R1 RCM recently announced the expansion of its existing relationship with South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System through a multi-year agreement.  By R1 RCM - 5/9/18

The Federal Trade Commission approved the proposed partnership agreement between Decatur, Ga.-based DeKalb Medical and Emory Healthcare, the Atlanta-based health system announced May 8.  By Alyssa Rege - 5/9/18