Transactions & Valuation Issues

American Anesthesiology, a subsidiary of MEDNAX, has announced the acquisition of Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants, a physician group practice providing anesthesia care and pain management services at nine hospitals, 12 ASCs and 10 pain management centers around Charlotte, N.C., according to…

Eleven metropolitan statistical areas have been opened up for hospital mergers and acquisitions under recent changes in federal antitrust guidelines, according to a release from Navigant Consulting.

Gainesville, Fla.-based Shands HealthCare has announced it will undergo a restructuring in which its Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville and Shands Jacksonville will become independent entities, according to a Gainesville Sun report.

McDuffie County (Ga.) Hospital Authority and University Health Care System in Augusta, Ga., are currently in talks about a possible partnership, according to a McDuffie Mirror report.

Newton (N.J.) Memorial Hospital has approved a merger with Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health Systems, according to a Star-Ledger report.

Danbury (Conn.) Hospital and New Milford Hospital (Conn.) Hospital have officially merged, according to a News Times report.

Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Va., has announced its intent to merge with Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare, according to a news release by the hospital. 

Flint, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care has acquired 118-bed Central Michigan Community Hospital in Mount Pleasant, Mich., according to a McLaren news release.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has completed its acquisition of Bluefield (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center, according to a Bluefield Daily Telegraph report.

The Southeast Volusia Hospital District Board has reapproved the decision to move forward with an affiliation for its Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., according to an Orlando Sentinel report.