Transactions & Valuation Issues

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.

The Cooley Dickinson Hospital of Western Massachusetts in Northampton, has announced plans to negotiate an affiliation agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

The Federal Trade Commission has continued its challenge of the Palmyra Medical Center in Albany, Ga., sale to Phoebe Putney Health System also in Albany, according to Georgia Public Broadcasting report.

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

St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., owned by Catholic Health Initiatives in Denver, may become part of a non-Catholic hospital system, according to a Baltimore Sun report.

The Washington Township Health Care District in Fremont, Calif., parent of Washington Hospital Health System, also in Fremont, has announced approval a letter of intent to preserve the financially struggling St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, Calif.

The University of Louisville's (Ky.) Hospital has officially issued a request for potential partners, according to a Courier-Journal report.