SSM Health, a nonprofit system based in St. Louis, has signed letters of intent to sell hospitals in Jefferson City, Maryville and Mexico, Mo.  By Ayla Ellison - 8/17/18

Bronx, N.Y.-based Montefiore Health System and its clinical affiliate St. John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, N.Y., are in talks for St. John's to formally join Montefiore.  By Kelly Gooch - 8/16/18

Metairie, La.-based East Jefferson General Hospital and New Orleans-based University Healthcare System, a partnership between Tulane University in New Orleans and Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, have ended partnership negotiations, according to The Times-Picayune.  By Ayla Ellison - 8/16/18

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has entered into a letter of intent to lease Bay Area Regional Medical Center in Webster, Texas, which closed in May.  By Ayla Ellison - 8/13/18

The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and general transactions took place or were announced during the week of Aug. 6:  By Alyssa Rege - 8/13/18

The Georgia Attorney General's Office approved the integration of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare and DeKalb Medical, the Decatur, Ga.-based health system announced Aug. 8.  By Alyssa Rege - 8/10/18

Boston-based Partners HealthCare and Providence, R.I.-based Care New England have asked Rhode Island health officials to expedite their review of the systems' proposed merger, citing Care New England's ongoing fiscal issues, according to Rhode Island Public Radio.  By Alyssa Rege - 8/10/18

Camp Hill, Pa.-based Rite Aid and Albertsons, a Boise, Idaho-based grocery chain, terminated their planned $24 billion merger Aug. 8.  By Ayla Ellison - 8/9/18

Boston-based Partners HealthCare, Care New England and Brown University, both in Providence, R.I., signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize their commitment to improving care and bringing biomedical innovation to Rhode Island, the organizations announced Aug. 7.  By Alyssa Rege - 8/8/18

Rite Aid shareholders are expected to vote on the company's proposed $24 billion sale to Albertsons, a Boise, Idaho-based grocery chain, Aug. 9, according to Forbes.  By Alyssa Rege - 8/7/18

Brentwood, Tenn.-based RCCH Healthcare Partners has acquired Kennewick, Wash.-based Trios Health through a joint venture with Seattle-based University of Washington Medicine, according to the Tri-City Herald.  By Ayla Ellison - 8/6/18

The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and general transactions took place or were announced during the week of July 30:    By Alyssa Rege - 8/6/18

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health and Belle Mead, N.J.-based behavioral health provider Carrier Clinic signed a definitive agreement to merge, Hackensack Meridian announced Aug. 1.  By Alyssa Rege - 8/2/18

Kansas City-based University of Kansas Health System completed the purchase of Great Bend (Kan.) Regional Hospital and its affiliated clinics.  By Ayla Ellison - 8/2/18

Despite a desire to expand its hospital presence in Palm Beach County, Fla., Cleveland Clinic largely has been shut out, according to My Palm Beach Post.  By Alia Paavola - 8/2/18

The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and general transactions took place or were announced during the month of July:  By Alyssa Rege - 8/2/18

The $78 million sale of bankrupt Kennewick, Wash.-based Trios Health has been pushed back several days, according to the Tri-City Herald.  By Alyssa Rege - 8/2/18

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has acquired the Danshell Group, which owns 25 facilities that provide disability and autism services in the U.K.  By Ayla Ellison - 8/2/18

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems completed the sale of 425-bed Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla., to Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System on Aug. 1.  By Ayla Ellison - 8/1/18

Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health has completed the sale of three Louisiana hospitals to Allegiance Health Management in Shreveport, La.  By Ayla Ellison - 8/1/18