Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens entered into an agreement allowing a VUMC subsidiary to operate 14 Walgreens retail clinics across the state.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
St. Charles, Mo.-based Mercy patients with health insurance through Indianapolis-based Anthem will be able to access Mercy providers at in-network prices beginning Jan. 1, 2018.
Timothy Babineau, MD, CEO and president of the Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan health system, said his company is still open to a merger with Care New England if their deal with Boston-based Partners Healthcare doesn't go as planned, according to WPRI.
Five Massachusetts hospitals and health systems have signed a definitive agreement to merge.
The following were among the most-viewed transactions and valuations stories published by Becker's Hospital Review the week of July 10.
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Rob and Deborah Petrie, who own a hotel and restaurant in Sitka, Alaska, expressed interest in purchasing Sitka (Alaska) Community Hospital, according to KTOO Public Media.
Hermiston, Ore.-based Good Shepherd Medical Group acquired Gifford Medical Center, also in Hermiston, June 30.
Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical Center's board of directors approved entering into an affiliation agreement with Dimensions Health, a Maryland system serving residents of Prince George's County.
The following payers made headlines this week, beginning with the most recent.
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health may end its in-network contract with WellCare Health Plans, a Tampa, Fla.-based Medicaid managed care provider, in 2019, The News-Press reports.