As merger and acquisition activity picks up post-pandemic, dozens of large health systems are expanding their footprints — adding hospitals, building regional dominance and solidifying national reach. Here are 30 large health systems that have grown in quarters or are…
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Jersey City, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Health has formed an academic affiliation with Valhalla, N.Y.-based New York Medical College, designating the health system as a teaching site and expanding its graduate medical education footprint across the region. Under the new agreement,…
Hospital and health system merger and acquisition activity is trending back toward pre-pandemic levels, according to a Dec. 19 report from Kaufman Hall. Six things to know: 1. Q3 M&A activity picked up. Fifteen hospital and health system transactions were…
From ChristianaCare and Virtua Health ending merger talks to a Florida State University and the city of Tallahassee reaching an agreement to launch an academic medical center, here are four hospital M&A deals that Becker’s reported during the week of…
Mergers, affiliations and long-standing clinical partnerships have become increasingly fragile amid evolving financial pressures, shifting strategic priorities and growing regulatory scrutiny. Over the past four years, several high-profile hospital deals have been terminated — some before agreements were finalized, others…
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Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare and Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health mutually agreed to end talks regarding a possible merger, the systems announced Dec. 18. In July ChristianaCare and Virtua signed a nonbinding letter of intent to form a regional nonprofit system. Together…
A study published Dec. 18 in the BMJ found hospitals acquired by real estate investment trusts can see a significantly higher risk of bankruptcy or closure, even as most quality-of-care and financial performance measures stay unchanged. The study was led…
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…
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…