Board members of the Mercy Health Ministry met with Bishop Anthony B. Taylor of the Diocese of Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 7 to discuss the proposed sale of Mercy Hospital Hot Springs (Ark.), according to an Arkansas Catholic report.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health completed its acquisition of Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Md.
The dissolution of a letter of intent between Mercy Health System of Maine in Portland and Boston-based Steward Health Care System was announced Dec. 10, and Steward Health claims it "unilaterally withdrew" from the deal despite coverage hinting otherwise, according…
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein and LSU System Executive Vice President for Health Care and Medical Education Redesign Frank Opelka, MD, announced potential public-private partnerships for the operations of Louisiana State University's hospitals in New…
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted unanimously to grant a certificate of need to Holy Cross Hospital and Sinai Health System, both based in Chicago, approving their planned merger.
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Newark, Ohio-based Licking Memorial Health Systems has facilitated an agreement between Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark and the Medical Center of Newark for the purchase of the assets and real estate on MCN's campus.
Due to changing conditions in the healthcare environment, many hospitals believe it is time that they move away from independence and toward some form of a transaction. A transaction has the potential to be an effective move in dealing with…
The following hospital mergers and acquisitions took place within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
Boston-based Steward Health Care System and Mercy Health System of Maine in Portland terminated a letter of intent under which Steward would have purchased Mercy from its parent company, Catholic Health East in Newtown Square, Pa., according to a Boston…
Mercy Health System of Maine in Portland and Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems in Brewer have entered into a non-binding letter of intent for Eastern Maine to acquire Mercy Health.