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.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
All Children’s Hospital and Health System of St. Petersburg, Fla., has signed a letter of intent to integrate with Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health has announced that it has fully integrated its member organizations, which include four health systems of which it is the parent company, according to a Review Messenger report.
The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice have cleared Vanguard Health System's $1.5 billion acquisition of Detroit Medical Center, granting early termination of a 30-day pre-merger waiting period, according to a Detroit News…
Newton (N.J.) Memorial Hospital and Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health Systems are expected to vote on a possible merger later this month, according to a New Jersey Herald report.
Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, announced its acquisition of Joplin Long-Term Acute Care Hospital in Joplin, Mo., after the transaction closed on Aug. 31, according to a Market Watch news release.
Temple, Texas-based Scott & White Healthcare and Texas' Llano Memorial Healthcare System have announced that their scheduled Sept. 1 merger will be delayed until January, according to a Llano County Journal report.
The Quad Cities — the area around Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa, and Moline and Rock Island, Ill. — are reflecting the national trend of an increase in hospital mergers and acquisitions, according to the Quad City Times.
Milwaukee, Wis.-based Froedtert Health has completed its purchase of six medical practices in Menomonee Falls, Germantown and Hartford, Wis., from ProHealth Care Medical Associates based in Waukesha County, according to a Froedhert Health news release.
Geneva, Ill.-based Central DuPage Hospital and Delnor Community Hospital, two large suburban entities, are discussing a merger that would be the largest hospital combination in three years and could prime the fragmented Chicago healthcare market for more deals, according to…