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Transactions & Valuation Issues

The new board of directors at Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates has taken steps to evaluate and move forward with the company's pending $7.6 billion merger with Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital and the Florida Hospital Tampa Bay Network, a system of five Tampa-area acute-care hospitals, have signed an agreement to develop new clinical programs and services together.

The market for ancillary services providers' consolidation appears to be moving at a less rapid pace than the hospital consolidation market. Twice as many hospital mergers occurred last year than in 2009.1 Driving these mergers in the hospital market are…

Community Medical Center, an independent hospital located in Missoula, Mont., has hired financial advisory firm Cain Brothers & Co. to determine if the hospital should stay independent or consider an affiliation with another provider, according to a Missoulian report.

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Three healthcare organizations have agreed to participate in a "stalking horse" bidding process concerning the sale of Natchez (Miss.) Regional Medical Center, according to a Natchez Democrat report.

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