The increasing likelihood for mergers among medical insurers concerns healthcare providers who worry that the plans will have too much clout over medical care, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
St. Mary's Good Samaritan, a health system which includes two hospitals in Southern Illinois, is moving forward with plans to build a new 138-bed hospital, a surgery center and a medical office building in Mt. Vernon, Ill., according to a…
Prexus Health, a developer and manager of physician-owned hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and imaging centers, has entered into an agreement with Ascension Physician Solutions, the primary management company of University General Hospital in Houston, according to a Prexus Health news…
Manchester Family Medical Associates and Strawberry Point Medical Center have merged with Regional Medical Center in Manchester, Iowa, according to a report in The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, is looking for a potential buyer, according to a report in the Business Courier of Cincinnati.
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Northern Michigan Regional Health System in Petoskey and Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich., are exploring a possible affiliation, according to a report by the Harbor Light.
Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn., has acquired a 50 percent stake in MCSA, which owns the 166-bed Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, Ark., and a majority stake in the Wyoming Valley Health System in Wilkes-Barre,…
Texas Health Resources, based in Arlington, Texas, has acquired the Presbyterian Hospital of Denton (Texas), according to a report in the Dallas Business Journal.
King's Daughters Hospital and Scott & White Healthcare, both located in Temple, Texas, announced their plans to merge, according to a report by local ABC affiliate, KXXV-TV News.
Chicago-based Advocate Health Care announced that it will not acquire Rockford (Ill.) Memorial Hospital, according to a report in The Chicago Tribune.