David C. Guth Jr. spent three decades as a non-profit behavioral health executive and observed many successful and non-successful mergers during his career. His new book, "Strategic Unions: A Marriage Guide for Health Non-for-Profit Mergers," shares his observations on what…
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Greater Hazleton (Pa.) Health Alliance and Lehigh Valley Health Network based in Allentown, Pa., have signed a merger agreement expected to be ratified May 1, pending regulatory approval.
Hospital merger and acquisition spending in the first quarter fell more than half a billion dollars since the first quarter of 2012, representing a 65.7 percent decline from $932.6 million to $319.7 million, according to a report by Levin Associates.
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care System and Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C., have agreed to expand their management agreement by 15 years.
The board of trustees of Winter Haven (Fla.) Hospital have unanimously voted to approve a merger with Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System, according to a report by The Ledger.
Advertisement
Physicians from St. Luke's Episcopal Health System in Houston have filed a motion to halt the system's sale to Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives, according to a Houston Business Journal report.
Mecosta County Medical Center in Big Rapids, Mich., will officially become part of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health this summer after both systems' boards and the Mecosta County board of commissioners signed off on the deal.
Jamestown (N.D.) Regional Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital, has decided to pursue a clinical and technology-based affiliation with Fargo, N.D.-based Sanford Health.
In order to keep St. Andrews Hospital's critical access status after closing its 25-bed emergency department, Boothbay Harbor, Maine-based Lincoln County Healthcare hopes to merge the Boothbay Harbor hospital with its sister campus, Miles Memorial Hospital — located about 30…
The following hospital mergers, acquisitions and general transaction news took place within the past week, beginning with the most recent.