Transactions & Valuation Issues

Pike County Memorial Hospital in Murfreesboro, Ark., has been acquired by Louisville, Ky.-based New Directions Health Systems for $2 million, according to an Arkansas Business report.

For about eight years, Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich., has led a loose regional network of 21 community hospitals. The stated purpose of the organization is to preserve the independence and economic strength of community hospitals in the region.…

Recent Cases Demonstrate that the Deal’s Financial Structure Is Critical

Dallas-based investment firm Highlander Partners and healthcare and financial services industry-focused private equity firm Flexpoint Ford, have completed the acquisition of Atlanta-based Eagle Hospital Physicians, according to a news release.

Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., will re-hold meeting regarding its merger with Adventist Health System, parent company of Florida Hospital in Orlando, following a lawsuit by the hospital's foundation that the transaction violated Florida's Sunshine Law,…

Franklin, Tenn.-based IASIS Healthcare announced an agreement to purchase Brim Holdings of Brentwood, Tenn., for $95 million, according to an IASIS news release.

Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare has announced it will not move forward with a merger with Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Munson Health, according to a Traverse City Record-Eagle report.

The recently announced merger between Temple, Texas-based Scott & White Healthcare and the former Johns Community Hospital, now Scott & White Hospital – Taylor, promises changes in services, resources and technology for the Taylor, Texas, community, according to a Community…

Community Health Systems will be up against three other health systems in its bid to operate Beaufort Regional Health System, based in Washington, N.C., according to a Nashville Business Journal report.

All Children’s Hospital and Health System of St. Petersburg, Fla., has signed a letter of intent to integrate with Johns Hopkins Medicine.