Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare purchased 24 MedSpring urgent care centers from Fresenius Medical Care, a network of dialysis and outpatient centers.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health completed its acquisition of Camden, N.J.-based Lourdes Health System July 1, creating an organization with 280 care locations and more than 13,000 employees.
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health signed a letter of intent June 27 to combine the two systems, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has signed a definitive agreement to sell Bluefield (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center to Princeton (W.Va.) Community Hospital.
Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem has entered into an agreement to acquire Swedish Covenant Health in Chicago.
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Shareholders approved Centene's pending $17 billion acquisition of WellCare Health Plans in separate votes June 24, the companies said.
Minneapolis-based North Memorial Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota signed a joint venture agreement to become shared owners of North Memorial's clinics.
Pittsburgh rivals UPMC and Highmark entered into an agreement that allows Highmark members to access UPMC hospitals and physicians at in-network prices for the next decade.
Two Minneapolis hospital systems called off merger talks after entering preliminary negotiations earlier this year, according to the Star Tribune.
The last independent hospital in Long Island, N.Y., is exploring an affiliation agreement with Stony Brook (N.Y.) University Hospital, according to Newsday.