Transactions & Valuation Issues

San Leandro (Calif.) Hospital and Alameda County have come to an agreement for the future of the hospital and its emergency room, but Sutter Health in Sacramento, Calif., which owns San Leandro, must agree as well, according to a MercuryNews…

Humana, a health insurance provider, recently acquired Certify Data Systems, a health information exchange technology company, exhibiting a trend of health plans acquiring HIE vendors to gain more access and control over clinical data.

Altoona (Pa.) Regional Health System and Nason Hospital in Roaring Spring, Pa., continue discussions aimed at developing an integrated, county-wide health system to serve the Blair County region.

Senior leaders from Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System and health insurer Highmark are discussing how to rejuvenate their planned $475 million merger that went awry in late September, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.

Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare and WellStar Health System, also in Atlanta, have announced a partnership to create the Georgia Health Collaborative.

The following hospital mergers and acquisitions took place within the past week, beginning with the most recent.

Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., completed the regulatory filings for its purchase of Westerly (R.I.) Hospital and hopes to receive regulatory approval quickly, according to a New London Patch report.

Portage County Commissioners have approved a lease agreement that will change Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio, from a county-owned hospital to a non-profit hospital.

Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, N.C., has decided to move forward with exclusive negotiations to join the University of North Carolina Health Care System in Chapel Hill.

St. Louis-based Ascension Health signed a memorandum of understanding with Tulsa, Okla.-based Marian Health System to acquire the three regional health systems that comprise Marian Health.