Transactions & Valuation Issues

Under a newly signed agreement, Pittsburgh-based UPMC International will provide a wide range of advisory services to Macare Women's Hospital in Quanzhou, China, including physician and nurse training and assessment of clinical service lines.

Portland-based MaineHealth wants to merge its affiliates into a single entity overseen by one governing board. However, those tentative plans are facing opposition from local hospitals, according to a Portland Press Herald report.

The Los Angeles-based University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and the Ministry of Health in Mexico City, Mexico signed an agreement to facilitate research and academic opportunities for USC students.

Asheville, N.C.-based Crescent Health Solutions, a healthcare delivery solutions provider, partnered with Givens Communities, a company dedicated to providing care to seniors within its senior living community, and Sona Pharmacy + Clinic, both located in Asheville.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has signed a definitive agreement to sell Yakima (Wash.) Regional Medical Center & Cardiac Center and Toppenish (Wash.) Community Hospital to Sunnyside (Wash.) Community Hospital & Clinics for approximately $45 million.

Louisville-based KentuckyOne Health will begin loosening ties with University of Louisville Hospital under a new agreement that takes effect this week. Come July 1, 2017, University Medical Center in Louisville will resume management of the academic medical center and its…

Mercy Iowa City (Iowa) and UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids (Iowa) signed a letter of intent to enter into a relationship to provide residents in the area better access to care, according to KCRG-ABC9 News.

Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health and the University of Dayton (Ohio) purchased the property used to host the Montgomery County Fair for more than 160 years for $15 million, according to myDayton Daily News.

Swisscom Health, a digital health services subsidiary of Switzerland-based Swisscom, will take over Galenica's TriaMed practice software.

The Burlington-based University of Vermont Medical Center and the Champlain Housing Trust are partnering to purchase the Bel-Aire Motel in Burlington and renovate it into a housing complex for the homeless, according to the VTDigger.