Transactions & Valuation Issues

The commissioners’ court of Llano County, Texas, has decided to pursue the transfer of Llano County Hospital Authority to Temple, Texas-based Scott & White Healthcare, according to a Llano County Journal report. Scott & White is set to take control…

Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners has signed a letter of intent to affiliate with Lakeview Health System in Stillwater, Minn., which owns a hospital and multispeciality practice, according to a Star Tribune report. This is the third partnership for HealthPartners, which has…

Fond du Lac, Wis.-based Agnesian HealthCare and Ripon (Wis.) Medical Center will begin discussions around a possible formal affiliation, according to a Reporter report.

Burlington, Vt.-based Fletcher Allen Health Care and Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vt., are considering an affiliation, according to a Fletcher Allen news release.

The merger of St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg, W.Va., and Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, also in Parkersburg, with Fairmont, W.Va.-based West Virginia United Health System has been delayed over antitrust concerns voiced by insurer The Health Plan of the Upper Ohio…

Nashville-based, for-profit Vanguard Health Systems will purchase Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago, allowing the Catholic hospital to retain its religious identity, according to a Holy Cross news release. Vanguard did not disclose the sum of the purchase, but the sale…

Kalamazoo-based Bronson Healthcare Group, which operates Bronson Methodist Hospital, has signed a letter of intent to acquire a 51 percent interest in Battle Creek (Mich.) Health System, according to a Bronson news release.

Scranton, Pa.-based Mercy Health System will delays its decision on who will buy the health system until after Jan. 1, according to a Times-Tribune report.

Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Health System has confirmed that it will consider a partnership with other Catholic health systems, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., and Adventist Health, which operates Florida Hospital in Orlando, have asked a judge to expedite the trial in a lawsuit alleging the groups violated the state's Sunshine Law, according to a…