2. Queen of Peace Hospital (New Prague, Minn.). Queen of Peace Hospital in New Prague, Minn., is seeking a potential partnership with another hospital or health system.
3. Beaufort (N.C.) Regional Health System. Four health systems have offered bids to affiliate with Beaufort (N.C.) Regional Health System. The systems offering the bids include: Greenville, N.C.-based University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina; Brentwood, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems; Plano, Texas-based LHP Hospital Group; and Brentwood, Tenn.-based Brim Healthcare.
4. Virginia (Minn.) Regional Medical Center. Virginia (Minn.) Regional Medical Center has decided to seek a consultant to help the 83-bed hospital determine if it would benefit from a merger or acquisition with another entity.
5. Bert Fish Medical Center (New Smyrna Beach Medical Center, Fla.). Three hospital systems have offered bids to merge with Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., following the hospital’s decision to reaccept bids after a group alleged violations of the state’s Sunshine Law in its deal with Orlando-based Florida Hospital.
