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Transactions & Valuation Issues

The merger between Manassas, Va.-based Prince William Health System and Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health of North Carolina is expected to be completed by the end of the summer, pending approval by the state and federal governments, according to a report…

A subsidiary of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems acquired the remainder of the shares of Affinity Medical Center in Massillon, Ohio, according to a report in the Nashville Business Journal.

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Health Net of California has agreed to create a $1.95 million fund to repay hospitals for costs associated with patients whose coverage was dropped after receiving medical care, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News.

Southern Ocean County Health System, based in Manahawkin, N.J., and Meridian Health, based in Neptune City, N.J., have agreed to merge, according to a report in the Asbury Park Press.

Here are statistics on the number of announced hospital mergers and acquisitions (deals) from 1998-2007, according to an American Hospital Association and Avalere analysis of data from The Health Care Acquisition Report by Irving Levin Associates.

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