The board of directors for Pender (Neb.) Community Hospital, a 21-bed critical access facility, has voted to proceed with an affiliation agreement with Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health. Through the affiliation, Pender will gain operational support, leadership guidance, and expanded training…
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Stayton, Ore.-based Santiam Hospital and Clinics and Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services said May 29 that they mutually agreed to walk away from their proposed merger. “The nonprofit, community-based health systems remain committed to their missions of service within the…
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health is terminating a longstanding clinical partnership with Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health, the Jacksonville Business Journal reported June 9. Four things to know: 1. UF Health has provided pediatric services at Baptist’s Wolfson Children’s Hospital for several…
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission on June 5 voted to conduct its first retrospective cost and market impact review, focusing on the 2019 formation of Beth Israel Lahey Health, the state’s second-largest health system. “We appreciate the collaboration of Beth…
Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare is no longer in talks to acquire Howard University Hospital, a 482-bed academic hospital in Washington, D.C. Adventist, which has managed Howard University Hospital since 2020, will phase out its management services agreement by February 2026.…
St. Louis-based Ascension is reportedly in talks to acquire ambulatory surgery center company AmSurg for about $3.9 billion, according to Bloomberg. AmSurg split from Envision Healthcare when the company emerged from bankruptcy in 2023. It is now backed by Pacific…
Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center’s board unanimously voted to partner with San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare on a long-term lease, The San Diego Union reported May 29. Five things to know: 1. Under the agreement, Sharp will assume all of Tri-City’s…
From UnityPoint Health planning to acquire a MercyOne hospital to a Georgia hospital set to join Emory Healthcare, here are three hospital M&A moves Becker’s reported during the week of May 26: 1. West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health signed…
West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health has signed a letter of intent to acquire Sioux City, Iowa-based MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center. The deal includes all of Siouxland Medical Center’s facilities, including the hospital, physician practices and home care services, according…
Houston Healthcare, a community health system based in Warner Robins, Ga., will become part of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare June 1. The two organizations signed a letter of intent last August to combine, and finalized their definitive agreement in February. The…