Four healthcare organizations in Philadelphia have united to transform the Mercy Philadelphia Hospital campus. 

Billings (Mont.) Clinic is looking to add a 15th hospital to its network of rural affiliates, according to The Billings Gazette. 

UMass Memorial Health Care's acquisition of Harrington HealthCare has moved forward after being pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to MassLive. 

Hospitals involved in mergers and acquisitions are mostly seeking to "survive" or "remain open," according to a study from BRG. 

The Federal Trade Commission is expanding its retrospective review of mergers and acquisitions, using data from before and after a deal to assess whether the transaction affected prices, quality and consumer choice. 

The sale of St. Louis-based St. Alexius Hospital has stalled amid an ongoing investigation into the quality of patient care at the facility, according to The St. Louis Dispatch. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems became the largest for-profit hospital operator in the nation in 2014 when it acquired Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates. Now, the company is selling off hospitals to pay down its debt.

UT Health San Antonio and University Health System in San Antonio have signed a  memorandum of understanding to create an integrated health delivery system, according to KENS 5, a CBS affiliate. 

Since Beaumont Health announced its intent to merge with Advocate Aurora Health in June, physicians, nurses and trustees of the Southfield, Mich.-based system have raised concerns about its leaders and the potential deal.

The Federal Trade Commission is urging Texas regulators to block Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems' planned divestiture of two hospitals in the state.

CentraState Healthcare System, a single-hospital system based in Freehold, N.J., has signed a letter of intent to join Atlantic Health System, a seven-hospital system based in Morristown, N.J.

Eleven transactions involving hospitals and health systems announced, finalized or advanced since Sept. 1:

The 223-bed Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital signed a letter of intent this week to join Morgantown-based West Virginia University Health System.

The Federal Trade Commission's legal challenge to block the proposed merger of Einstein Healthcare Network and Jefferson Health heads to court Sept. 14. 

Palos Health, a system with 3,000 employees in Palos Heights, Ill., has signed a letter of intent to join Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine. The deal was announced Sept. 11. 

Two New Jersey health systems — Saint Peter's Healthcare System and RWJBarnabas Health — have signed a definitive agreement to merge.

Delano (Calif.) Regional Medical Center has a new name, officially signifying it is part of the Adventist Health network, according to local news station KGET.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems ended services at Shands Regional Medical Center in Lake City, Fla., on Aug. 31, and two healthcare organizations are now competing to take over the facility, according to TV station WCJB. 

Two Providence, R.I.-based health systems — Lifespan and Care New England Health System — have signed a letter of intent to combine into one nonprofit organization with Brown University.

Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant Health plans to acquire a 99-bed hospital in New Mexico, according to a Sept. 8 company announcement.