Transactions & Valuation Issues

Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, one of the nation's largest dermatology practices, has acquired Dermatology Associates of Colorado.

Members of Project Linus, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting critically ill children, donated handmade blankets to the University of Maryland Regional Health Shore's emergency center in Queenstown, Md., and the health system's medical center campus in Chestertown, Md., according…

Cincinnati-based Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, acquired private medical device company Megadyne Medical Products.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia signed a preclinical research agreement with Lund, Sweden-based NeuroVive Pharmaceutical AB to advance research and development in models of mitochondrial complex I dysfunction.

Hackensack, N.J.-based Regional Cancer Care Associates continued its expansion along the East Coast with its recent acquisition of Medical Oncology and Blood Disorders, a cancer center based in Hartford, Conn.

The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions and general partnerships took place or were announced in the past week.

UPMC and Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh reached a 20-year contract for the health system to sponsor the university's new sports complex, as well as provide health services for university employees and students, reports Trib Live.

Sayre (Okla.) Memorial Hospital, a 31-bed nonprofit hospital, abruptly closed almost a year ago. Under a deal finalized Tuesday, the hospital will have the chance to reopen, according to a KECO news report.

While hospital merger and acquisition activity fell during 2016 compared to the year prior, announced transaction activity in Q4 increased from the previous quarter, according to an analysis by Ponder & Co.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System are partnering on an initiative to enhance cancer care for patients in northern New Jersey, according to the Bergenfield Daily Voice.