Transactions & Valuation Issues

Officials at the University of Louisville (Ky.) Hospital have extended the Sept. 28 request for proposals deadline in their search for a partner, according to a Business First report.

Earlier this week, Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem announced it was joining the Mayo Clinic Care Network. NorthShore is the most recent health system to enter into a non-ownership relationship with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic by joining its Mayo Clinic…

University of South Florida Health in Tampa is creating a new health system and hopes Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health Systems will become the inaugural member.

Holy Cross Hospital and Sinai Health System, both based in Chicago, have signed a letter of intent to merge, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Boston-based Tufts Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard Health Systems and the New England Quality Care Alliance — a non-profit physician network of Tufts with 1,600 physicians — have entered into a period of exclusive negotiations to create a new health…

Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem is joining the Mayo Clinic Care Network to provide NorthShore patients with access to medical resources and experts from both systems.

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Jeff Peo, vice president of acquisitions and development of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, and Troy DeDecker, of Health Management Associates, will give a presentation titled "JVs — Can Your…

The Southern Regional Health System in Riverdale, Ga., has reached a management services agreement with Emory Healthcare in Atlanta.

Several leaders in ambulatory surgery centers will gather at the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago to participate in a panel discussion titled "Selling Your ASC; What Price Can You Expect; What Are The Deal Terms?"

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