Transactions & Valuation Issues

The following were the most-viewed transactions and valuations stories published by Becker's Hospital Review for the week of Jan. 16.

According to a recent press release, ContextMedia, the leading healthcare decision platform, announced today that it will acquire AccentHealth, which provides best-in-class patient education at the point of care, in an all-cash purchase.

Doylestown (Pa.) Health joined the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Network, an initiative started by Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health. The affiliation went into effect Jan. 1.

Duncan (Okla.) Regional Hospital will lease the facility and assume operations at Waurika, Okla.-based Jefferson County Hospital, effective Feb. 1, according to The Duncan Banner.

Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital has acquired Cadiz, Ohio-based Harrison Community Hospital.

Beaumont -based Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas signed a clinical affiliation agreement with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The agreement was effective Jan. 1, according to the Beaumont Enterprise.

Queens, N.Y.-based The Grand Healthcare System completed its acquisition of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based River Valley Care Center, a nursing and rehabilitation care center.

Although some industry commentators predicted a decline in healthcare M&A transactions following a banner year in 2015, final 2016 deal statistics show that the industry continued its positive trajectory.

Canton, Ill.-based Graham Home Health & Hospice, a division of Canton, Ill.-based Graham Health System, will form a joint venture with UnityPoint Health - Peoria (Ill.) to provide home health and hospice services to residents in the area, according to…

Cleveland-based UH Hospitals acquired 63 primary and specialty care physicians from Westlake, Ohio-based Westshore Primary Care, effective Jan. 1.