Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services is embroiled in one of the biggest health system merger discussions in the country right now, and Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is ensuring that any action taken will not negatively impact patients in the state,…
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St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, Ind., has opened its $17 million, 55,000-square-foot Valparaiso (Ind.) Health Center, according to a Lake Michigan Shore report.
Pending local court approval, Baptist Health Medical Center – Little Rock (Ark.) will become the new operator of Hot Spring County Medical Center in Malvern, Ark., according to an Arkansas Business report.
The affiliation agreement between Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark and West Penn Allegheny Health System is set to expire April 30 — as is a tentative agreement between the parties and West Penn debt holders — but the state insurance department…
In a move that would halt a Midwest mega-merger, the University of Minnesota has indicated it would like to purchase Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services, according to a Star Tribune report.
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The evolving healthcare landscape has led to a new hospital partnership in Georgia, as Memorial Health in Savannah and Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton announced they are joining forces.
Massachusetts hospitals Beth Israel Deaconess, based in Boston, and Lahey Health, based in Burlington, announced they have entered affiliation talks, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
Naperville, Ill.-based Edward Hospital & Health Services and Elmhurst (Ill.) Memorial Healthcare are one step closer to creating its integrated health system, as the systems signed a definitive merger agreement.
Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives and Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth have agreed to suspend their discussions after signing a non-binding agreement with intent to affiliate in August 2012.
Asheville, N.C.-based health systems CarePartners Health Services and Mission Health announced they have entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding in which CarePartners will become an affiliated member of Mission Health.