Transactions & Valuation Issues

Winter Haven (Fla.) Hospital has narrowed its field of potential partners to BayCare Health System in Clearwater, Fla., Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (Fla.) and Shands Healthcare at University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., according to a News Chief report.

Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, Mo., and Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky., have announced an affiliation agreement, according to a Madison Courier report.

Prime Healthcare Services in Ontario, Calif., has acquired Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, according to a Prime Healthcare news release.

Monterey County officials have contacted Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Hospital expressing interest in a partnership, according to a Monterrey County Herald report.

Wichita County Commissioners have approved the sale of the old Wichita General Hospital property in Wichita Falls, Texas, for $2.5 million, according to a Times Record News report.

University Hospital in Louisville, Ky., has attracted interest from KentuckyOne Health — the newly merged system that UH unsuccessfully tried to join just a few months ago, according to a Courier Journal report.

In the last three years, there have been roughly 20 hospital transactions in which a Catholic-sponsored facility joined with smaller, secular organizations, according to a New York Times report.

The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton, Pa., and the University of Scranton (Pa.) are continuing discussions about a possible affiliation, according a joint statement by the organizations.

Far Rockaway, N.Y.-based Peninsula Hospital is working with the official committee of its unsecured creditors to file a joint reorganization plan by this week, according to a Deal Pipeline report.

Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice are reviewing Pittsburgh-based Highmark's proposed $475 million acquisition of West Penn Allegheny Health System to determine if it would violate antitrust laws, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.