A U.S. District Court judge has issued an order to release the details of insurer Highmark's proposed acquisition of West Penn Allegheny Health System, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is expected to approve or reject a proposed merger between three Kentucky health systems by the end of Friday, according to a report from The Courier-Journal. Gov. Beshear is waiting to receive a report on the…
Merger talks between Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., and Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems have fallen through, according to a Reno-Gazette Journal report. Saint Mary’s Regional CEO Mike Uboldi said Catholic Healthcare West, the hospital’s current operator,…
Sanford Health, based in Fargo, N.D., and Sioux Falls, S.D., and Bismarck, N.D.-based Medcenter One are discussing a possible merger, according to a Great Plains Examiner report.
St. Louis-based Ascension Health has reached an agreement to merge with Alexian Brothers Health System, which includes five hospitals and is based in Arlington Heights, Ill., according to a Crain’s Chicago Business report. The transaction was approved Dec. 6 by…
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A Rhode Island nurses union is criticizing Rhode Island's Department of Health and Attorney General for their handling of proposed merger between Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I., and Massachusetts-based Steward Health Care System, according to a report by The…
Novi, Mich.-based Trinity Health has agreed to invest up to $150 million in Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago over five years in a deal to acquire the facility, according to a Crain’s Chicago Business report. When the proposed…
Victory Valley (Calif.) Community Hospital is ignoring Attorney General Kamala Harris’ objections to the hospital’s proposed sale to Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare and continues to move forward with the controversial system, according to a Los Angeles Times report. The attorney…
The Weslaco (Texas) City Council has approved a measure to oppose the sale of not-for-profit Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco to for-profit Universal Health Services, according to a report by The Monitor.
Christ Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., has rejected a $91.6 million offer from Hudson Hospital Holdco, according to a Jersey Journal report. The sale of Christ Hospital to Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare is currently under regulatory review, but Hudson Hospital…