Transactions & Valuation Issues

Northeast Hospital Corp., which operates Beverly (Mass.) Hospital and Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, Mass., is considering a merger or sale with one of four potential suitors, according to a Boston Globe report.

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland (Calif.) and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., are exploring a merger or strategic alliance, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.

Iberville (La.) Parish is seeking a private partner to help develop a hospital in the area after River West Medical Center in Plaquemine, La., closed in 2008 following Hurricane Gustav, according to an Advocate report.

The West Virginia Health Care Authority has approved a certificate of need that will allow Fairmont, W.Va.-based West Virginia United Health System to acquire St. Joseph's Hospital and affiliate with Camden-Clark Hospital, both in Parkersburg, W.Va., according to a Charleston…

The Beaufort Regional Health Authority Board of Commissioners has voted to lease Beaufort Regional Health System in Washington, N.C., to University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, according to a Beaufort Observer report. UHS is now offering $30 million upfront, rather…

In the past decade, hospitals across the country have been merging with and acquiring other facilities, leading to an increasingly consolidated market. This consolidation is expected to increase in 2011 and beyond due to reimbursement pressures and other factors, says…

The Federal Trade Commission has withdrawn its request for a temporary restraining order against the merger of St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, and Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Health System, according to a WTOL report.

Valley Medical Center in Renton, Wash., and UW Medicine in Seattle have signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore a strategic alliance, according to a UW Medicine news release.

Community Health Systems has notified Tenet Healthcare Corp. that it plans to nominate a full slate of 10 independent director nominees to Tenet's board of directors at its annual meeting, according to a CHS news release.

Denver-based HCA-HealthOne is continuing to pursue Memorial Health System in Colorado Springs, Colo., despite a recommendation by an independent commission to transition the system to a community non-profit, according to a Gazette report.