1. Mercy Hospital reaches agreement to manage Oklahoma hospital’s operations
The city of Blackwell, Okla., entered into an agreement with Salt Lake City-based Alliance Health, Oklahoma City-based Mercy Health and the Blackwell Hospital Trust Authority. The agreement will allow Mercy Health to act as a consultant and manage the city’s hospital, which will be renamed BlackwellRegionalHospital
2. Next Life Medical acquires Emergent Respiratory
Carlsbad, Calif.-based medical device company Next Life Medical acquired Carlsbad, Calif.-based Emergent Respiratory.
3. MEDNAX acquires 10th physician practice of 2016
National medical group MEDNAX acquired Maternal Fetal Medicine of Southwest Florida, a private physician group practice based in Fort Myers.
4. Kennedy Health, Jefferson Health sign definitive agreement to merge
Voorhees, N.J.-based Kennedy Health will merge with Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health pending regulatory approval.
5. Piedmont, Athens Regional partnership clears final regulatory hurdle
The Georgia Attorney General ruled in favor of a partnership agreement between Athens (Ga.) Regional Health System and Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare.
6. Porter Medical Center may partner with UVM Health Network
Porter Medical Center in Middlebury, Vt., chose Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network as a potential partner.
7. UHS acquires Nevada hospital
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services acquired Desert View Regional Medical Center, a 25-bed hospital in Pahrump, Nev.
8. Banner Health acquires 32 urgent care centers in Ariz.
Phoenix-based Banner Health purchased 32 urgent care facilities in Arizona from retail chain Urgent Care Extra.
9. Mercy partners with Anderson Hospital to provide cancer care
St. Louis-based Mercy partnered with Maryville, Ill.-based Anderson Hospital to expand cancer care.
10. OHSU, Moda Health eye potential partnership
Officials from OregonHealth & ScienceUniversity and Moda Health, both based in Portland, are reportedly in talks to pursue a merger.
11. Mayo Clinic-funded firm sells for $225M
An Ohio biotechnology firm funded by the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Ventures in Rochester, Minn., was purchased by Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics for nearly $225 million.
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