The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions and general transactions took place or were announced within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
The following stories on healthcare mergers, acquisitions and general transactions were written in December, beginning with the most recent.
In a $16.5 million transaction, AMN Healthcare, a San Diego-based company that provides healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services, has acquired Omaha, Neb.-based Avantas, which offers comprehensive healthcare consulting and scheduling software.
Financial cuts are inevitable for Waterbury Hospital now that Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has bowed out of plans to acquire Waterbury Hospital and four other Connecticut hospitals, according to a Hartford Courant report.
Westchester Medical Center, a Valhalla, N.Y.-based safety-net hospital, could end up exploring a joint venture with Suffern, N.Y.-based Bon Secours Charity Health System, a Catholic healthcare system, according to Crain's New York Business.
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Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) sees no possibility of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare changing its decision to bow out of plans to acquire five Connecticut hospitals, according to an Associated Press report.
The following hospital mergers, acquisitions and general transactions took place or were announced in December, beginning with the most recent.
Florida Hospital in Tampa has signed a letter of intent to acquire Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Bon Secours Virginia Health System in Richmond has finalized its acquisition of Rappahannock General Hospital in Kilmarnock, Va., according to a Richmond Times Dispatch report.
Bristol (Conn.) Hospital remains optimistic about its future, despite a failed deal with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, according to a Hartford Courant report.