The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have released revised horizontal merger guidelines — the first time the guidelines have been revised in 18 years, according to a report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
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Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Fla., which recently began looking for a network to join, was the last independent hospital in the Orlando, Fla., area. "We think that the time of the independent, physician practitioner and the time of the…
The city of New Orleans has officially acquired Methodist Hospital from Universal Health Services for $16.25 million, according to a report by WWLTV News.
The market power of Sutter Health, based in Sacramento, Calif., means the health system enjoys prices 40 to 70 percent higher than its rivals per average procedure, based on the one-third market share the system has gained in the San…
Washington state regulators have approved plans for Seattle-based Swedish Health Services to lease and operate hospital district-owned Steven Hospital in Edmonds, Wash., according to a Seattle Times report.
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St. Joseph's Hospital and Arnot Ogden Medical Center, both located in Elmira, N.Y., have signed a letter of intent to explore a merger, according to a report by the Star Gazette.
Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has passed its final hurdle in building a $137 million hospital in Olive Brach, Miss., according to a Desoto Times Tribune report.
Prospect Medical Holdings, a Los Angeles-based managed care provider, which operates five hospitals, has agreed to be acquired by Leonard Green & Partners, a private equity firm and members of the company's own management team for $205 million, according to…
As the market for distressed hospitals heats up again, Jim Rolfe, a managing director for transactions at Dallas-based VMG Health, offers three considerations on why and how hospitals and health systems go about acquiring distressed hospitals.
Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs, Fla., is one step closer to a merger with Winter Park, Fla.-based Adventist Health System Sunbelt, according to a St. Petersburg Times report.