Transactions & Valuation Issues

A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that it is not the appropriate court to decide whether to grant the Federal Trade Commission's request for a court order for more information surrounding the merger of Maumee, Ohio-based St. Luke's Hospital…

Virginia (Minn.) Regional Medical Center has decided to seek a consultant to help the 83-bed hospital determine if it would benefit from a merger or acquisition with another entity, according to a FOX 21 News report.

Three hospital systems have offered bids to merge with Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., following the hospital's decision to reaccept bids after a group alleged violations of the state's Sunshine Law in its deal with Orlando-based…

The city of Hoboken, N.J., has received proposals from companies interested in buying Hoboken University Medical Center, a 364-bed facility owned by the city, according to a news release.

The majority of North Broward Hospital District's board members want to rescind their Sept. 10 votes to turn the $1.1 billion-a-year public health system, located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., into a non-profit, according to a Sun Sentinel report.

Shawano (Wis.) Medical Center has approved plans to merge with Appleton, Wis.-based ThedaCare, according to a Journal Sentinel report.

The Bert Fish Foundation has filed a motion to stop the "the continued solidification of bonds" between Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., and Florida Hospital in Orlando, according to a News-Journal report.

The board of Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., has approved a merger with SUNY Downstate Medical Center, also in Brooklyn, according to a New York Post report.

A newly formed non-profit entity will acquire rural Cheboygan (Mich.) Memorial Hospital, according to a Petoskey News report.

After announcing plans to sell its facilities in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Mercy Health Partners and the Catholic Health Association of the United States are clarifying the rationale behind the transaction, saying the sale is not politically motivated, according to separate news…