Transactions & Valuation Issues

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has signed a letter of intent to acquire Spokane, Wash.-based Rockwood Clinic, which has 32 locations in the Spokane area, according to a Rockwood Clinic news release.

Potomoc Hospital in Woodbridge, Va., is finalizing a merger with Sentara Healthcare, according to a report by The Washington Post.

Lenox Hill Hospital in New York is examining merger opportunities, according to a report by the New York Daily News.

Rhode Island officials have begun reviewing a new merger application from Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System after a previous application lapsed, according to a report by Providence Business News.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health System is finalizing the full-asset merger of its three hospitals into the parent company, according to a report by Buffalo Business First.

Leaders from Cincinnati and University Hospital are attempting to delay Jewish Hospital's merger with Mercy Health Partners, saying the hospital has a responsibility to secure the financial future of University Hospital, according to a report in The Enquirer.

After a previous merger plan was sent back this summer, Rhode Island-based Lifespan and Care New England have resubmitted plans to merge seven hospitals managed by the healthcare systems, according to a report in the Warwick Beacon.

The State of North Carolina has given conditional approval to UNC Healthcare to build a new hospital in Hillsborough, N.C., according to a report by the Business Journal of the Greater Triad.

Union Hospital in Mayville, N.D., will merge with Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare Health System, according to a release issued by MeritCare.

Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine, both located in Houston, are currently in discussions to merge, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.