1. SunLink to Sell Memorial Hospital of Adel in Georgia
Atlanta-based SunLink Health Systems signed an agreement to sell Memorial Hospital of Adel (Ga.) to the Hospital Authority of Tift County, which operates Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Ga., for $8.3 million.
2. Iasis Parent Considers Sale of Hospital Chain
TPG Capital, a Texas-based private equity firm considered the sale of Iasis Healthcare Corp., which it acquired for approximately $1.4 billion in 2004.
3. Highmark Drops Urgent Care Center With Ties to UPMC
In a move the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center called “punitive and hostile,” insurer and soon-to-be rival provider Highmark dropped a UPMC-affiliated urgent care facility from its network.
4. Butler Health System, Ellwood City Hospital in Pennsylvania Enter Management Agreement
Butler (Pa.) Health System and Ellwood City (Pa.) Hospital announced a five-year management agreement.
5. Marquette General, Duke LifePoint Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Marquette General in Marquette Township, Mich., and Duke LifePoint Healthcare in Brentwood, Tenn., announced the signing of a memorandum of agreement toward a DukeLifePoint acquisition.
6. North Shore-LIJ, Hackensack Medical Center Announce Strategic Alliance
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center and the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Great Neck, N.Y., announced an agreement to establish a strategic alliance.
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