Transactions & Valuation Issues

The Department of Justice and attorneys general from 11 states and the District of Columbia recommended the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia uphold the decision to block Anthem's $54 billion merger with Cigna, according to a brief filed…

CareView Communications added a large member hospital group under its recently launched group purchasing agreement.

PinnacleHealth, a three-hospital system based in Harrisburg, Pa., announced Tuesday it is expanding its network of acute care hospitals and also looking to partner with a bigger system.

Nashville Medical Group signed a partnership agreement with Saint Thomas Medical Partners, a physician group practicing in middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky, according to WGNS Radio.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care is partnering with Knoxville, Tenn.-based Priority Ambulance to provide quicker, more efficient emergency transportation services between the health system's various locations, according to EMS World.

Thanks to new management, formerly shuttered Tustin, Calif.-based Newport Specialty Hospital opened its emergency department for the first time after nearly a decade in January, according to The Orange County Register.

Scarsdale (N.Y.) Medical Group and White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital have signed a partnership agreement to promote coordinated care for residents in the community, according to the Fairfield County Business Journal.

Middletown, Ohio-based Atrium Medical Center, an affiliate of Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health System, purchased a former ophthalmology practice's office space for $850,000, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services successfully completed its acquisition of Plano, Texas-based LHP Hospital Group, making AHS the second largest private, for-profit hospital operator by revenue in the nation.

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care and Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem terminated their proposed merger agreement March 7 after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to temporarily halt the merger.