1. DLP Healthcare, the joint venture between Duke University Health System and LifePoint Hospitals, acquired a majority of the assets of Charlotte, N.C.-based MedCath Partners, a division of MedCath that operates cardiac catheterization labs, for $25 million.
2. Manhasset, N.Y.-based North Shore-LIJ Health System and Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y., formed a strategic alliance to share best practices related to quality, clinical services and operational efficiencies.
3. Franklin, Tenn.-based Capella Healthcare requested to make an offer for Whidbey General Hospital in Coupeville, Wash., at an upcoming board meeting as an alternative to a $50 million bond.
4. Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates is in negotiations with Knoxville, Tenn.-based Mercy Health Partners, part of Cincinnati-based Catholic Health Partners, to acquire its seven hospitals.
5. Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates completed the transaction to form a joint venture with the current physician owners of 112-bed Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, Miss.
6. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA completed its acquisition of Miami’s 473-bed Mercy Hospital.
7. Franklin, Tenn.-based IASIS Healthcare completed its acquisition of a 79 percent ownership interest in Houston’s 792-bed St. Joseph Medical Center.
8. Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems acquired “substantially all” of the assets of Scranton, Pa.-based Mercy Health Partners from Cincinnati-based Catholic Health Partners.
9. Community Hospital Long Beach (Calif.) joined Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare Health System as its sixth hospital in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
10. Brooksville (Fla.) Regional Hospital, Spring Hill (Fla.) Regional Hospital, Gainesville, Fla.-based Shands HealthCare and the University of Florida formed an alliance through the Heart and Stroke Emergency Specialists program.
11. Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center will submit an application on June 1 to open a 128-bed hospital in Westwood, N.J.
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