A Jefferson Parish consulting firm has recommended East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, La., and West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, La., pursue different lessees, according to a report from The Times-Picayune.
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Three health systems have proposed plans to create a strategic affiliation with Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital.
Healthcare merger and acquisition activity increased by almost 20 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the same quarter a year ago, according to a Health Care M&A News report.
Gov. Phil Bryant has issued an executive order to force Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi to reinstate 10 hospitals owned by Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates into its network, according to a report from The Clarion-Ledger.
The New York State Department of Health has approved New York City-based Montefiore Medical Center's certificate of need to purchase Sound Shore Health System, based in New Rochelle, N.Y., according to a Journal News report.
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Novant Health in Winston-Salem, N.C., and Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Healthcare System have signed a letter of intent to work together within Novant Health Shared Services.
A new report from Moody's Investors Service forecasts for-profit hospital consolidation activity as providers adapt to the changing industry.
Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives and the Texas Heart Institute in Houston have signed a letter of intent to work toward a partnership. Catholic Health Partners in Cincinnati, Columbus-based Mount Carmel Health System, Akron-based Summa Health System and University Hospitals in Cleveland joined…
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi has said it will once again treat four of 10 Mississippi hospitals owned by Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates as in-network providers, according to a report from The Clarion-Ledger.
Livonia, Mich.-based CHE Trinity Health and St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., have decided to not move forward with their proposed affiliation.