The U.S. Federal Trade Commission won a preliminary injunction to stop the proposed merger of OSF Healthcare System in Peoria, Ill., and Rockford (Ill.) Health System, according to a Bloomberg report.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Civic leaders of Sandstone, Minn., believe a potential buyout of the community's only hospital by Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health is a hostile takeover, according to a Star Tribune report.
Laurel Health System in Wellsboro, Pa., and Susquehanna Health in Williamsport, Pa., have announced a definitive agreement for a partnership that will create a regional integrated health system for north central Pennsylvania.
Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Healthcare plans to move forward with proposal plans from Natividad Medical Center in Salinas and HCA in Nashville, Tenn., according to a Central Coast News report.
Hospitals are increasingly employing physicians to gain market share and integrate providers into hospital operations, creating a problem for surgery centers that depend on surgical case volume from independent practitioners. Jason Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, partner at HealthCare Appraisers, discusses six…
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Pennsylvania State Senator Shirley Kitchen (D-Pa.) expressed disapproval of Ontario, Calif-based Prime Healthcare Services' acquisition of Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia in a March 26 letter to the director of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Eli Avila, according to a…
Mercy Health System in Chicago has announced it has completed its affiliation with Trinity Health, a Catholic healthcare system in Novi, Mich.
Orlando (Fla.) Health has acquired Health Central in Ocoee, Fla., for $181.3 million after over a year of negotiations, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
Cheboygan (Mich.) Memorial Hospital has announced it is closing after a long-awaited proposed sale to McLaren Health Care fell through.
Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Va., has announced an agreement with Duke LifePoint Healthcare in Brentwood, Tenn., to jointly own and operate Twin County Regional and its affiliated assets.