HCA Healthcare sold a Virginia behavioral health hospital, and Sanford Health finalized a deal that grew it into a 60-hospital system. Here are nine hospital M&A moves Becker’s reported during the first two weeks of September. 1. Franklin, Tenn.-based Williamson…
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Hospital sales are picking up steam as various health systems under financial pressure look to trim underperforming assets, exit noncore markets and redirect capital toward strategic priorities. Recent hospital divestitures have come from nonprofit giants carrying hundreds of millions of…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Williamson Health is moving forward with its proposed $700 million sale to St. Louis-based Ascension after the Williamson County Board of Commissioners approved a letter of intent with Ascension Saint Thomas, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed…
Marshall, Mo.-based John Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital has transitioned to new ownership and management following approval of the transaction by a U.S. bankruptcy court. Chesterfield, Mo.-based American Medical Administrators confirmed Sept. 9 that it has begun managing Fitzgibbon Hospital and related…
From Sanford Health acquiring North Memorial Health to Lifepoint Health acquiring eight community hospitals across six states, here are 30 hospital mergers and acquisitions completed in 2026: 1. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare sold Dominion Hospital, a behavioral health facility in…
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The largest publicly traded for-profit health systems have been active on the M&A front in 2026, but the moves they are making are not bringing new hospitals into the fold. Instead they are acquiring digital health platforms, expanding outpatient networks…
Pharmacy benefit managers LucyRx and Abarca Health completed their strategic combination, according to an Aug. 20 news release. Across commercial and government markets, the PBMs serve more than 9 million members total. The companies now operate as wholly owned subsidiaries of Healthcare…
Salem (Ore.) Health Hospitals & Clinics completed its affiliation Sept. 1 with Stayton, Ore.-based Santiam Hospital and Clinics. The affiliation received approval in August from the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Justice. Both parties initially submitted the transaction…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has sold Dominion Hospital, a behavioral health facility in Falls Church, Va., to Woodmere, N.Y.-based Hill Valley Healthcare for $25 million. The company approached HCA as part of its interest in making additional investments in Virginia,…
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System has reached an agreement for Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa, Ga., and related entities to become part of the system. The transaction is expected to close toward the end of 2026, pending regulatory approvals, according…