Transactions & Valuation Issues

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.

We are pleased to announce the results of the 2009 Physician Hospital Valuation Survey. In cooperation with Physician Hospitals of America, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. surveyed the physician hospital industry to determine trends in both the value of physician hospital ownership…