1. 2 Mayo Clinic Health System Hospitals in Minnesota to Merge
Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea, Minn., and Austin, Minn., are planning to merge under the same organization.
2. BayCare Health System, Sarasota Memorial Health Discuss Alliance
BayCare Health System in Clearwater, Fla., and Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System are in discussions about forming a strategic alliance.
3. Community Opposes Carondelet Health’s Discussions to Sell St. Mary’s, St. Joseph Medical Centers
Kansas City, Mo.-based Carondelet Health acknowledged that discussions to sell St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, Mo., along with St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City have intensified, prompting the Blue Springs community to start a petition against a sale.
4. Yale-New Haven Hospital Acquires Hospital of Saint Raphael
Officials of Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital and the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven signed the final closing documents for YNHH to acquire the assets of the HSR.
5. Care New England, Memorial Hospital Sign Letter of Intent
Care New England Health System in Providence, R.I., and Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket signed a letter of intent, clearing the first step in their partnership discussions.
6. LSU System Allows All 10 LSU Hospitals to Seek Partners
Baton Rouge-based Louisiana State University Health System supervisors voted to allow all 10 LSU System hospitals to seek partners to invest in, manage or buy the hospitals.
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