1. Central Maine Healthcare, Mid Coast Hospital Compete to Acquire Parkview Adventist Medical Center
Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston filed a letter of intent with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to acquire Parkview Adventist Medical Center in Brunswick, Maine, which prompted Mid Coast Hospital, also in Brunswick, to file a competing proposal.
2. Heywood Hospital, Athol Memorial Hospital to Form Strategic Alliance
Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Mass., and Athol (Mass.) Memorial Hospital signed a letter of intent to form a strategic alliance.
3. Essentia Health to Acquire Deer River Healthcare Center in Minnesota
Deer River (Minn.) Healthcare Center will become part of Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health Sept. 1.
4. Despite Tabled Merger Talks, Ascension Deal in New Jersey Not Dead
Transaction discussions between two-hospital St. Joseph Healthcare System in Paterson, N.J., St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic, N.J., and St. Louis-based Ascension Health Care Network may not be completely off the table, even though a board controlling two of the hospitals pulled the plug on merger talks last week.
5. Camden Clark Medical Center to Close St. Joseph’s Hospital Within 4 Years
Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, W.Va., decided to close its St. Joseph’s Hospital in Parkersburg within four years.
6. Hospital District Approves Essentia Health-Sandstone Lease Agreement
North Pine Area Hospital District’s board approved a three-year lease agreement with Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health for Essentia Health-Sandstone (Minn.).
7. Claiborne County in Mississippi Takes Control of Local Hospital From Rural Healthcare Developers
The Claiborne County of Mississippi took control of Patients’ Choice Medical Center of Claiborne County in Port Gibson, Miss., after the operator, Tupelo, Miss.-based Team Health — formerly Rural Healthcare Developers — defaulted on two years of lease payments.
8. Texas A&M University System Board Approves Health Science Center Governance Change
The board of regents for the Texas A&M University System in College Station approved the plan to merge Texas A&M Health Science Center under the administration of Texas A&M University.
9. Queen’s Health Systems May Spend $73.2M to Acquire Hawaii Medical Center-West
The Queen’s Health Systems in Honolulu plans to spend $73.2 million to acquire Hawaii Medical Center-West in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, from Honolulu-based St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii.
10. SoutheastHealth, Dexter Community Regional Healthcare Foundation Enter Lease Agreement
Dexter (Mo.) Community Regional Healthcare Foundation entered into a long-term lease with SoutheastHealth in Cape Girardeau, Mo., which allows SoutheastHealth to assume operation of the Dexter hospital as a lessee.
11. Dignity Health, UCSF Medical Center in Talks to Link San Francisco Hospitals
Dignity Health and University of California San Francisco, signed a memorandum of understanding to begin discussions about integrating their San Francisco hospitals.
12. L&M Memorial Hospital is Lone Bidder for Westerly Hospital in Rhode Island
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., remains the only bidder for The Westerly (R.I.) Hospital as the court-sanctioned bidding period came to an end.
13. Chester County Hospital and Health System in Pennsylvania Seeks Partner
Chester County Hospital and Health System in West Chester, Pa., is seeking a partner to help it gain access to capital for investment in facilities, programs and new technologies.
14. Altoona Regional, Nason Hospital to Explore Affiliation
Altoona (Pa.) Regional Health System and Nason Hospital in Roaring Spring, Pa., signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to explore an affiliation.
