A Hawaii health system and payer plan to affiliate under a new nonprofit parent, and a New Jersey system signed a definitive agreement to acquire its 15th hospital. Here are two hospital M&A moves that Becker’s reported during the week…
Transactions & Valuation Issues
UK St. Claire in Morehead, Ky., has undergone significant medical services expansion and workforce development since it joined Lexington-based UK HealthCare in July 2024. At the time of integration, St. Claire HealthCare featured its 139-bed hospital, seven primary care locations,…
Community Care Alliance, part of the Western Healthcare Alliance, and the Eastern Plains Health Consortium have shared plans to form a joint venture to unite rural Colorado hospitals from the Western Slope to the Eastern Plains through a shared clinical…
UAB Health System in Birmingham, Ala., acquired Southview Medical Group, also in Birmingham, Jan. 1. Southview Medical Group is a multi-specialty practice that specializes in diagnosis, prevention and treatment. It comprises 30 providers and provides care to more than 51,000…
Springfield-based Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital and Medical Group became a network partner of Mercy Health in the Springfield region on Nov. 7. Under the partnership, the hospital will maintain inpatient and outpatient surgical services, with enhanced resources, expanded collaboration opportunities…
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and Englewood (N.J.) Health have signed a definitive agreement under which Englewood would become part of RWJBarnabas Health. The transaction is subject to state and federal regulatory approvals, according to a Jan. 5 joint news…
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth wrapped its acquisition of 11 Evernorth Care Group locations Jan. 2. HonorHealth agreed to acquire Evernorth Care Group in early September. At the time, Evernorth, part of Cigna Group, operated 18 clinics in the greater Phoenix area…
Four hospital mergers and affiliations took effect Jan. 1, marking a busy start to 2026 for healthcare consolidation. Here are the four mergers and acquisitions, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Hawarden (Iowa) Regional Healthcare entered a “partner in health” agreement…
Hawarden (Iowa) Regional Healthcare entered a “partner in health” agreement with Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Jan. 1, after transitioning from its previous affiliation with Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne. Hawarden Regional will remain under city ownership. The critical access hospital and…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has completed its acquisition of Manchester (Conn.) Memorial Hospital from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings. Six things to know: 1. The deal closed Jan. 1 following months of regulatory review and state approval, according to a Hartford…