UnitedHealth Group's Optum unit has bought Refresh Mental Health from a private equity firm, Axios reported March 24 citing sources. 

Eight hospital and health system deals have been called off since October, whether it was the cancellation of a merger or acquisition or the unwinding of a partnership.

Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health will take full ownership of Maple Grove (Minn.) Hospital by purchasing the final 25 percent stake from Minneapolis, Minn.-based Fairview Health Services.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit affirmed the order of the District Court to block  Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health's proposed merger with Englewood (N.J.) Health, according to court documents obtained by Becker's. 

Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System announced March 21 that it has expanded its partnership with Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.

Illinois residents said they are hopeful about Pipeline Health's proposed sale of two Chicago area hospitals but have concerns based on Pipeline's history, the Chicago Tribune reported March 17.

Medical Properties Trust has sold a 50 percent stake in eight Massachusetts hospitals to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners. 

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is selling 15 acres of the shuttered DePaul Medical Center's property in Norfolk, Va., The Virginian Pilot reported March 16.

Several mergers and acquisitions have taken place by U.S. health systems in the last few months. Below is a breakdown of seven deals since Feb. 3, by the numbers, as reported on by Becker's.

The office of North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein had "great concerns" about how Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare was chosen to purchase Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System, according to a 2018 internal document obtained by Asheville Watchdog.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to transfer the lease of AllianceHealth Seminole (Okla.) to SSM Health Oklahoma. 

Exeter (N.H.) Health Resources has signed a letter of intent to explore joining Cambridge Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law March 10 a bill that requires the Indiana State Department of Health to actively supervise hospital mergers.

Pipeline Health has signed a letter of intent to sell its two Illinois hospitals to a Michigan-based company for $92 million, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. 

The prospective buyer of two shuttered Pennsylvania hospitals has filed a motion to end litigation to purchase the facilities, The Daily Local reported March 8.

Following rumors that Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System may be acquired after the sudden departure of President Steven Weiser, MD, the system's new CEO told the Grand Forks Herald in a March 5 article that Altru is not for sale.

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has purchased Immediate Care's seven urgent care locations from CentraState Healthcare System, Atlantic Health said March 3.

Nine deals involving health systems and hospitals have been announced, finalized or called off in the last two weeks:

The CEO of Care New England said the health system is resilient after the Federal Trade Commission and state attorney general's rejection of its proposed merger with Lifespan, both based in Providence, R.I., The Boston Globe reported March 1.

Dallas, Texas-based Signify Health, a value-based healthcare platform, has completed its acquisition of Kansas City, Mo.-based Caravan Health, a company that works with accountable care organizations in population health management and value-based payment programs.