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Transactions & Valuation Issues

A new PricewaterhouseCoopers report shares problems associated with hospital mergers and acquisitions, saying consolidation doesn't make good business sense for everyone and that the healthcare industry is "littered with deals gone bad."

The board of directors of Louisville, Ky.-based University Medical Center, the governing entity of University of Louisville Hospital, has issued a new proposal request for potential partners, according to a Courier-Journal report.

Healthcare organizations may reap significant short- and long-term operating and financial benefits by addressing real estate strategies in the merger and acquisition process, according to a news release by Jones Lang Lasalle, a financial services firm specializing in real estate.

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During 2011, healthcare mergers and acquisitions saw 980 deals worth a total of $227.4 billion, an 11 percent increase from $205.6 billion in 2010, according to an Irving Levin Associates report. The upswing in healthcare mergers and acquisitions is likely…

After 10 years of operation, Louisville, Ky.-based Merit Health is making its exit from the industry and selling its current hospital investments, according to a Business First report.

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