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Transactions & Valuation Issues

Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health, a 20-hospital system, entered into an affiliation agreement July 26 to acquire the Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center based in Jasper, Ind.

The Federal Trade Commission's proposed merger guidelines could complicate Pittsburgh-based UPMC's merger with Washington (Pa.) Health System, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported July 28.

Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System has received approval from the Georgia Office of the Attorney General to take over Augusta (Ga.) University Health, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported July 28. 

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Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems reached a definitive agreement April 15 to sell its 80% ownership stake in a Texas hospital to St. Louis-based Ascension for $460 million.  Since 2020, CHS has announced or completed the sale of 35 hospitals: …

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services have hit the brakes on their merger after multiple delays.

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