The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City is partnering with New York Cancer & Blood Specialists to build a cancer care facility.

New Martinsville, W.V.-based Wetzel County Hospital officially joined the Morgantown-based West Virginia University Health System on July 1.

Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke's Health System assumed management of Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kan., on July 1, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has completed the sale of Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston to Allegiance Health Management. 

Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health has completed its $190 million acquisition of two hospitals from Advocate Aurora Health, which has dual headquarters in Downers Grove, Ill., and Milwaukee. 

Mount Sinai Health System and Richmond University Medical Center, both based in New York City, have entered an academic and clinical partnership, according to the Staten Island Advance.  

After a year of working to clear regulatory hurdles, two Boston health centers — East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and the South End Community Health Center — have merged, according to the Boston Globe. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health on July 1 completed its acquisition of St. Cloud (Fla.) Regional Medical Center from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. 

Guidance on vertical mergers got its first major overhaul from the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice in more than 35 years under new joint guidelines published June 30.

Twenty-two parties interested in purchasing some or all of Americore Holdings' assets have signed nondisclosure agreements, according to a Chapter 11 trustee status report published June 17. Americore Holdings is a Florida-based three-hospital network that filed for bankruptcy in December.

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.

In a bid to affiliate with or own New Hanover Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., Novant Health signed a letter of intent to partner with UNC Health and its medical school. The organizations have now released additional details about the plan to expand medical education opportunities.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems announced June 25 that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Bayfront Health St. Petersburg (Fla.) to Orlando (Fla.) Health. 

CommonSpirit Health announced June 24 that it has partnered with Paladina Health to offer direct-to-employer primary care in regions served by CommonSpirit. 

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health has completed its divestiture of Galesburg (Ill.) Cottage Hospital, according to WGIL. 

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Gulfport, Miss.-based Singing River Health System. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health and Lafayette, La.-based LHC Group have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture to provide home health and community-based healthcare services in Florida. 

Penn State Health has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Holy Spirit Health System in Camp Hill, Pa., from Geisinger Health. 

About 40 parties said they were interested in submitting bids to purchase, lease or manage the University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center, according to the Toledo Blade.

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Healthcare reached an agreement to assume operations of  Moose Lake, Minn.-based Mercy Hospital in August, according to CBS Duluth.