1. The merger between RMH Healthcare in Harrisonburg, Va., and Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare was finalized.
2. Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare and Wendover, Ky.-based Frontier Nursing Service entered into a letter of intent for ARH to acquire Mary Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden, Ky., and all related healthcare services.
3. The three hospitals of Scranton, Pa.-based Mercy Health Partners will be renamed Regional Hospital of Scranton, Tyler Memorial Hospital and Special Care Hospital as part of the health system’s sale to Community Health Systems.
4. Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates entered into a joint venture partnership with the current physician owners of Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, Miss.
5. The Federal Trade Commission voted 5-0 to make an administrative complaint against the proposed acquisition of HCA’s Palmyra Medical Center in Albany, Ga., by Phoebe Putney Health System, also based in Albany.
6. Valley General Hospital in Monroe, Wash., is entering into discussions about a potential partnership with Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Wash.
7. An Arizona House-Senate conference committee approved a proposal to strip the Arizona Board of Regents of authority over hospitals affiliated with UA Healthcare for 18 months.
8. Employees at Community General Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., argued against a merger with SUNY Upstate University Hospital, also in Syracuse, at a meeting of the SUNY Board of Trustees.
9. Stockbridge, Ga.-based Henry Medical Center chose to partner with Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta.
10. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA is planning to merge the hospital license for its newly acquired Mercy Hospital in Miami into Plantation (Fla.) General Hospital.
11. The Sierra Kings Healthcare District board of directors unanimously approved a letter of intent confirming an agreement between Sierra Kings District Hospital in Reedley, Calif., and Hanford, Calif.-based Adventist Health Central Valley Network.
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