Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare will partner with Milwaukee-based Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin to provide more accessible specialty care for Northeast and Central Wisconsin residents. 

Grand Haven, Mich.-based North Ottawa Community Health System will join Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health on Oct. 1. 

Hammond, La.-based North Oaks Health System will partner with Children's Hospital New Orleans to expand pediatric services, AN17 reported Sept. 19. 

Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System has partnered with Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital to offer new pediatric care services, Wink News reported Sept. 19. 

Atlanta-based Emory University responded to the closure of Atlanta Medical Center by reaffirming its partnership with Grady Health System, according to a Sept. 15 news release from the university.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare's Belmont Behavioral Health Hospital entered into an affiliation agreement with Thomas Jefferson University's Sidney Kimmel Medical College and Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, according to a Sept. 15 news release.

Davenport, Iowa-based Genesis Health System and Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health affiliate MercyOne have signed a letter of intent to develop a strategic partnership, according to a Sept. 14 media release shared with Becker's.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted Sept. 13 to postpone a vote on the change of ownership for 10 Advocate Aurora facilities in the state covered by the system's plan to merge with Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health. 

A southern Illinois healthcare organization is partnering with a local school district to provide services to students and educators, according to a Sept. 13 news release.

University of Chicago Medicine and AdventHealth have inked a definitive agreement to enter into an affiliation. 

The Minnesota Department of Health has approved a partnership between Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare for a new mental health hospital in St. Paul, Minn. 

Watertown, Mass.-based Firefly Health partnered with New York city-based Vori Health to provide patients with integrated care for muscle and joint pain, according to a Sept. 13 news release.

Trinity Health is the sole owner of MercyOne Health System after acquiring CommonSpirit Health's share of the Iowa-based health system.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Medical Properties Trust has renewed the lease of its Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital to Pajaro Valley Health Care District Corp. and negotiated the resale of 11 other facilities to Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare under a tenant purchase option, according to a Sept. 7 news release.

Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health System and Charleston, W.Va.-based CAMC Health System have created a single new system named Vandalia Health. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based WholeHealth Living partnered with New York-based Vori Health to deliver a new pain management solution focused on musculoskeletal care, according to a Sept. 6 news release.

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare and Irving, Texas-based Steer Health partnered to give patients a new consumer engagement experience aimed at improving access to care and increasing engagement, according to a Sept. 6 news release.

Burgaw, N.C.-based Novant Health Pender Medical Center's operating agreement with Pender County expires in 2023, and county commissioners are exploring all options before renewing the contract, according to a Sept. 6 report from Port City Daily.

Pure Health, an integrated healthcare platform based in the United Arab Emirates, signed an agreement to acquire a minority equity investment in a 30-hospital health system based in Nashville, Tenn.

MercyOne Health System is now a full member of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health.