Port Angeles, Wash.-based Olympic Medical Center and Seattle-based UW Medicine have signed a letter of intent to explore a possible affiliation. The parties will next conduct a financial and operational assessment of the hospital to provide “an in-depth study of…
Transactions & Valuation Issues
A hospital that was part of now-shuttered Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health has been bought by a group of private investors for $1 million, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sept. 5. Ridley Park, Pa.-based Taylor Hospital closed April 26 after a bankruptcy…
An Ohio system added its sixth hospital and HonorHealth struck a deal to acquire a medical group from Cigna. Here are five health system M&A moves Becker’s reported during the week of Sept. 1: 1. Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is…
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is moving closer to acquiring majority ownership of Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands Health, with the deal expected to close this fall. The proposed expansion cleared several regulatory hurdles in August, receiving approvals from the Joint Bond Review…
Rockford, Ill.-based Mercyhealth has signed a purchase agreement with pastor Melvin Brown, PhD, and his wife, Sheila Brown, for its shuttered Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford. The hospital closed in early July after Mercyhealth filed a “temporary suspension of services”…
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth has signed an agreement to acquire Evernorth Care Group, a subsidiary of The Cigna Group. Evernorth Care Group operates 18 clinics in the greater Phoenix area and provides integrated primary care services to nearly 80,000 patients. “Evernorth…
Cincinnati-based TriHealth has completed the acquisition of Clinton Memorial Hospital, a 140-bed facility in Wilmington, Ohio, marking its sixth acute care hospital. The facility will be renamed TriHealth Clinton Regional Hospital and serve as a hub for the system’s specialized…
UnityPoint Health completes acquisition of MercyOne hospital West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health completed its acquisition of Sioux City, Iowa-based MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center on Sept. 1. The hospital will now be called UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s – Downtown,…
The healthcare industry is once again recalibrating after President Donald Trump revoked a Biden-era executive order aimed at limiting hospital consolidation. While some health system leaders see the move as a green light for growth and regional alignment, others remain…
A Tennessee health system struck a deal to acquire its 25th hospital and Temple Health increased its ownership stake in a Philadelphia hospital. Here are two health system M&A moves Becker’s reported during the week of Aug. 18: 1. The…