Athens, Ohio-based O'Bleness Health System may become part of Columbus, Ohio-based OhioHealth, which operates eight hospitals, according to a report in Business First of Columbus.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Harris County Hospital District has "tentatively" agreed to purchase Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital in Houston for between $165 million and $185 million, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.
The Hospital of Central Connecticut, with a total of 414 beds, announced plans for a cooperative relationship with Hartford HealthCare, parent of 867-bed Hartford Hospital, according to the Hartford Business Journal.
Sanford Health, an integrated health system based in Sioux Falls, S.D., is proposing to acquire 21-bed Sanford Hospital Jackson in Jackson, Minn., from the city in return for extensive remodeling of the hospital, the health system reports.
Stillwater (Okla.) Medical Center Authority has offered to buy Stillwater Surgery Center, a freestanding, outpatient surgery center, for $7 million, according to a report in the Stillwater News Press.
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Neptune, N.J.-based Meridian Health and Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel, N.J., have decided to merge, in an effort to improve service to the community and to lower costs, according to a report in the Asbury Park Press.
The board of directors of Hemet, Calif.-based Valley Health System voted to enter into a 90-day negotiation period with a group of physicians who are interested in purchasing the hospital district, which includes Hemet (Calif.) Valley Medical Center and Menifee…
Health Net has announced that it plans to sell its health insurance operations in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey to UnitedHealth Group for $510 million, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Clinton, Tenn.-based Restoration Healthcare will appoint a hospital administrator to run Claiborne County Hospital in Tazewell, Tenn., after the Claiborne board of directors accepted its bid over several other health systems, according to a report in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Wishard Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis says that it will need to completely rebuild or else will be forced to shut down in spite of renovations, according to a report from WRTV news.