Transactions & Valuation Issues

Huntington, W.Va.-based Mountain Health Network, Huntington-based Marshall Health and Logan (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center are partnering to bring specialty care to Southern West Virginia.

Charleston, W.Va.-based Saint Francis Hospital will close its emergency department Feb. 1, FOX11 reported Jan. 6. 

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health and Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Healthcare have called off merger plans, the Boston Business Journal reported Jan. 6. 

Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare, a division of HCA Healthcare, is in exclusive acquisition talks with Decatur, Texas-based Wise Health System's board of directors.

Butler (Pa.) Health System and Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health System have finalized their merger, creating a five-hospital system that will serve about 750,000 patients. 

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has finalized its acquisition of Tampa-based Northside Behavioral Health Center after seven years of managing the mental health center.

LCMC Health finalized its $150 million purchase of three hospitals from HCA Healthcare Jan. 3 after securing approval from the Louisiana Department of Justice. 

Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center, part of Vandalia Health, acquired Ronceverte, W.Va.-based Greenbrier Valley Medical Center from Community Health Systems Jan. 1, according to MetroNews.

Severe staffing shortages at Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital are forcing permanent closure sooner than expected, according to a report from ABC 30 Action News.

Seattle Children's Hospital acquired the headquarters of Renton, Wash.-based Providence for $84 million, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported Dec. 28.