Transactions & Valuation Issues

Ely (Minn.)-Bloomenson Community Hospital is considering a partnership with a larger hospital or health system, according to a Duluth News Tribune report.

The LSU board of supervisors unanimously approved memorandums of understanding for partnerships for three hospitals in the LSU Hospital System, according to a report by The Times-Picayune.

During a Dec. 14 press conference, Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare in Temple, Texas, announced the signing of an agreement of intent to combine their health systems.

In November, the University Medical Center, operator of University of Louisville Hospital and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, announced a joint operating agreement bringing together University Hospital with KentuckyOne Health in Louisville. This joint operating agreement is the result…

A proposed strategic alliance between Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Mass., and Athol (Mass.) Memorial Hospital was approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the state attorney general's office.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based Central Washington Hospital's board of directors has voted to affiliate with Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, according to a Wenatchee World report.

Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare in Utica, N.Y., and St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica have signed a memorandum of understanding toward a potential full affiliation agreement.

Residents of Unicoi County are unhappy that Unicoi County Memorial Hospital in Erwin, Tenn., accepted Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance's acquisition proposal and held a rally in opposition Dec. 13, according to a Johnson City Press report.

Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y., has reached an agreement to purchase New York Westchester Square Medical Center in the Bronx, according to a Bronx Times report.

EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Wash., and Valley General Hospital in Monroe, Wash., approved an agreement that makes Valley General Hospital an affiliate of EvergreenHealth.