Sioux Center (Iowa) Community Hospital is in the early stages of planning build a $30 million replacement on 40 acres of land at another site, according to report by KTIV News.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Valley Baptist Health System, based in Harlingen, Texas, and Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, have announced plans to merge, according to a report by the Valley Morning Star.
Ville Platte (La.) Medical Center and Acadian Medical Center in Eunice, La., have officially merged into the newly created Mercy Regional Medical Center, according to a report by the Daily World.
Physician-investors who recently broke ground on a new hospital in Kearney, Neb., have agreed to work with Good Samaritan Hospital, previously an opponent of the project, according to a report by the Omaha World Tribune.
A 185-bed replacement for Mercy Medical Center in Merced, Calif., is scheduled to open on May 2, according to a report by the Modesto Bee.
Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, S.D., has opened its doors, according to a report by KCAU TV.
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, in Whittier, Calif., has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Downey (Calif.) Regional Medical Center and bring it out of bankruptcy, according to a report in the Whittier Daily News.
East Cooper Regional Medical Center, a $153 million replacement hospital in Mount Pleasant, S.C., is opening, according to release by the medical center.
After losing millions of dollars in two-hospital Hawaii Medical Center in Honolulu, more than 130 physicians and other investors want it to emerge from bankruptcy as a not-for-profit, according to a report by Pacific Business News.
UC San Diego Health System plans to build a new $664 million campus housing centers for cancer treatment, advanced surgery and women and infants, according to the La Jolla Light.