Mississippi County Hospital System in Blytheville, Ark., and Jonesboro, Ark.-based St. Bernards Healthcare finalized an agreement for St. Bernards to manage two Mississippi County facilities beginning January 2026. Under the agreement, St. Bernards will assume management of Great River Medical…
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Rural and community hospitals and smaller health systems are struggling to push their operating margins back into the black, with many continuing to seek strategic partners or acquisitions to ensure access to care. Academic health systems are stepping up.
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System will assume ownership of CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake (N.D.) — a 25-bed critical access hospital — from Chicago-based CommonSpirit, with the transition set to take place March 1, 2026. Four things to…
Health services M&A deal value and volume are expected to rebound in 2026 after a down year in 2025, according to a Dec. 16 report from PwC. In 2026, both strategic acquirers and private equity firms will continue to favor…
Tallahassee-based Florida State University and the City of Tallahassee have agreed on a proposed memorandum of understanding that sets the stage for a transformative shift in healthcare delivery in North Florida: converting a city‑owned hospital into a full academic medical…
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Terre Haute-based Union Hospital and Terre Haute Regional Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare finalized their merger Dec. 13 following a lengthy process, according to a news release from Union. The news comes after the Indiana Department of Health…
For-profit health systems continued to reshape their portfolios in 2025, using acquisitions and divestitures to sharpen strategic focus, exit non-core markets and expand regional footprints. This year, several notable transactions have closed — or are in progress — including deals…
From a Hawaii system holding preliminary merger talks with the state’s largest health insurer to Hartford HealthCare receiving approval — with conditions — to acquire two hospitals from Prospect Medical Holdings, here are four hospital M&A moves that Becker’s reported…
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network is terminating its joint venture with Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger and will assume full ownership of their jointly owned hospital, a Geisinger spokesperson confirmed with Becker’s. The health systems partnered in 2019 to create…
The Connecticut Office of Strategy has approved Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare’s acquisition of two hospitals owned by Los Angeles-based for-profit Prospect Medical Holdings, with several conditions. Hartford HealthCare in October secured the winning bid to acquire Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville…