Transactions & Valuation Issues

Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Md., is "aggressively" pursuing hospital partnerships, according to a Baltimore Sun report.

Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System has hired Kaufman Hall to help the system evaluate its partnership options.

Bon Secours Virginia Health System in Richmond and Hampton Roads, Va., will acquire Rappahannock General Hospital in Kilmarnock, Va., according to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report.

Orlando (Fla.) Health is considering several partnership proposals from both for-profit and nonprofit health systems, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

The following hospital mergers, acquisitions and general transactions took place within the past week, beginning with the most recent.

The creation of a new potential mega-system in Boston has petered out, according to a Boston Globe report.

Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives and St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, N.D., have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to form an affiliation.

The North Carolina attorney general's office has approved a proposed joint venture between Brentwood, Tenn.-based Duke LifePoint Healthcare and Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center, according to a report from The Wilson Times.

The Washington State Hospital Association has asked Thurston County Superior Court to invalidate changes the state recently made to certificate of need rules.

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