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Transactions & Valuation Issues

Bucyrus (Ohio) Community Hospital, a nonprofit critical-access hospital in north central Ohio, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 19. The hospital will remain open and plans to continue all services as it undergoes a restructuring and financial reorganization,…

Vanguard Health Systems plans to buy eight-hospital Detroit Medical Center, Michigan's largest healthcare system, for $417 million and spend $850 million more in improvements over 15 years, according to a joint release from both parties in the deal.

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HCA plans to close 160-bed Spring Branch Medical Center in Houston by May 1 due to significant losses and increasing competition in recent years, according to a story in the Houston Chronicle. The hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA's…

When community hospitals go up for sale, the price is based primarily on current earnings, so it is important to maximize those earnings before sale, according to Jim Rolfe, a managing director for transactions at Dallas-based VMG Health.

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