Transactions & Valuation Issues

The facilities of Mercy Health Partners, including Mercy Hospital in Scranton, Pa., are for sale and have attracted several potential buyers, according to a Mercy Health Partners news release.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has approved the sale of Boston-based non-profit Caritas Christi Health Care to private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, saying the system could not continue to survive in its current form, according to a Boston Business…

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare and St. Joseph Health System, also in Atlanta, have ended discussions for a partnership, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report.

1. Illinois' Delnor Health, Central DuPage Health to Merge. Geneva, Ill.-based Delnor Health System and Winfield, Ill.-based Central DuPage Health have announced their intent to merge into a single, integrated health system.

Geneva, Ill.-based Delnor Health System and Winfield, Ill.-based Central DuPage Health have announced their intent to merge into a single, integrated health system, according to a Central DuPage news release.

The New York State Health Department has awarded St. Joseph's Hospital in Elmira, N.Y., and Arnot Ogden Medical Center, also in Elmira, a $20 million grant to help the two hospitals form a long-term partnership, according to a Star Gazette…

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera McKennan has completed its purchase of MedCath's one-third state in Avera Heart Hospital, located in Sioux Falls, according to a MedCath release.

The federal government recently loosened the index it uses to measure the amount of concentration in each hospital market and thus determine whether agencies like the Federal Trade Commission would oppose the merger. Navigant Consulting analyzed the government's changes in…

ASCOA CEO Luke M. Lambert discusses three current trends impacting surgery center transactions.

Phoenix-based Abrazo Health Care has completed the acquisition of 59-bed Arizona Heart Hospital in Phoenix, according to an Abrazo news release.