Transactions & Valuation Issues

Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku, Hawaii, is considering an affiliation with Banner Health in Phoenix, according to a Maui Weekly report.

Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky., and Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville, Ind., have signed an agreement to explore a potential partnership.

George Epstein, a former Conway, N.H.-based Memorial Hospital trustee, resigned in protest over the hospital's proposed partnership with MaineHealth in Portland, according to a Conway Daily Sun report.

Clifton-Fine Hospital in Star Lake, N.Y., is searching for a larger hospital in the region to partner with, in hopes of gaining financial strength and better services, according to a North Country Public Radio report.

The public hospital district that owns Valley Medical Center in Renton, Wash., is suing University of Washington Medicine in Seattle to determine the legality of the governance of a strategic alliance between VMC and UW Medicine, according to a Komo…

University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore expects to complete its acquisition of St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., Dec. 1, according to a Baltimore Business Journal report.

A new report from the Catalyst for Payment Reform suggests hospital consolidation has and will continue to increase prices — and traditional regulatory oversight from the Federal Trade Commission is not the answer to this problem.

Halifax Health in Port Orange, Fla., and Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates have filed letters of interest to merge with Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report.

Following the finalization of Franklin, Tenn.-based Capella Healthcare's acquisition, Muskogee (Okla.) Community Hospital and Muskogee Regional Medical Center have become Eastar Health System, according to a Muskogee Phoenix report.

San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center in Alamosa, Colo., and Conejos County Hospital in La Jara, Colo., have signed a letter of intent to merge administrative functions under San Luis Valley Health in Alamosa, Colo., according to an Alamosa News…