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Transactions & Valuation Issues

Passing one of its final bureaucratic hurdles in a year-and-a-half pursuit, the deal for New London, Conn.-based Lawrence + Memorial Hospital to acquire The Westerly (R.I.) Hospital has earned the Rhode Island attorney general's approval, according to a report by…

Four Pennsylvania state senators sent a letter to Gov. Tom Corbett, arguing the pending merger between Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark and West Penn Allegheny Health System could hurt small local hospitals if safeguards are not put in place, according to…

Tacoma, Wash.-based Franciscan Health System has finalized its acquisition of Burien, Wash.-based Highline Medical Center, which operates a 154-bed acute-care hospital, a specialty center and more than 20 clinics.

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The Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors approved plans to lease Interim LSU Public Hospital, better known as University Hospital, in New Orleans and University Medical Center in Lafayette, La., to private operators as part of Gov. Bobby Jindal's initiative…

American Family Care, an operator of urgent care and primary care clinics based in Birmingham, Ala., has acquired Doctors Express, a national urgent care franchise, according to the Dallas Business Journal.

Discussions regarding the acquisition of Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., are advancing with two proposed Florida buyers, Daytona Beach-based Halifax Health and Naples-based Health Management Associates, according to a report by the News-Journal.

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