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Transactions & Valuation Issues

Financially stronger health systems are hesitant about acquiring weaker hospitals or systems, an M&A trend that is expected to continue as organizations continue financial turnarounds and work to steadily improve their operating margins after a financially challenging period, according to…

Coos Bay, Ore.-based Bay Area Hospital is making progress on its financial turnaround and is exploring potential opportunities to partner with or become part of a larger health system.

The first quarter of 2024 marked the strongest merger and acquisition activity among hospitals and health systems since 2020. For-profit systems, in particular, are making a lot of moves in the hospital market and Dallas-based Steward Health Care recently received…

Walgreens Boots Alliance is exploring all options for Boots, including a potential spinoff, Bloomberg reported June 7.

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Three for-profit hospitals owned by Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services could soon be changing hands. 

The board overseeing Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital voted to move negotiations forward with a potential private buyer of the hospital, NBC affiliate KSBW reported June 6. 

Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital's board has voted to approve and recommend to its corporate members an affiliation agreement with HumanityCorp, a private equity company that has partnerships with multiple hospitals and health systems across the U.S., the hospital said in…

Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas, has signed an agreement to acquire River Crest Hospital, an 80-bed behavioral health facility from King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services.

Trinity Health has signed a purchase agreement with Wildwood, Mo.-based Catholic Healthcare International to sell its legacy hospital Trinity Health Livingston in Howell, Mich.

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