Transactions & Valuation Issues

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (Fla.) announced it has acquired Satilla Health Services, based in Waycross, Ga., effective March 1, and the health system will now be named Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross.

The boards of Lowell (Mass.) General Hospital and Saints Medical Center, also in Lowell, have approved a definitive agreement that will lead to a merger of the two organizations.

Pike Community Hospital, a critical access facility in Waverly, Ohio, has completed its merger with Adena Health System in Chillicothe, Ohio, according to a Chillicothe Gazette report.

Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System and Novi, Mich.-based Trinity Health have announced the signing of an affiliation agreement.

After suffering $16 million in losses, Highline Medical Center in Burien, Wash., is considering potential partners for a strategic partnership, according to a Highline Times report.

Community Health Systems in Franklin, Tenn., has announced its acquisition of MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island, Ill.

Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital and Decatur (Ala.) General Hospital are considering a merger, according to a Huntsville Times report.

St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, N.D., has announced a management agreement with the Wishek (N.D.) Hospital and Clinic Association.

With the influx of merger and acquisition activity in the healthcare market, it is expected that a certain number of deals would fall through. Any number of occurrences could end a potential transaction. Recently, though, it seems healthcare M&A has…

Non-profit Dignity Health, based in San Francisco, is a major contender to buy majority stake in the Bakersfield (Calif.) Heart Hospital, according to a Bakersfield Californian report.