Transactions & Valuation Issues

Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, is looking for a potential buyer, according to a report in the Business Courier of Cincinnati.

Northern Michigan Regional Health System in Petoskey and Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich., are exploring a possible affiliation, according to a report by the Harbor Light.

Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn., has acquired a 50 percent stake in MCSA, which owns the 166-bed Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, Ark., and a majority stake in the Wyoming Valley Health System in Wilkes-Barre,…

Texas Health Resources, based in Arlington, Texas, has acquired the Presbyterian Hospital of Denton (Texas), according to a report in the Dallas Business Journal.

King's Daughters Hospital and Scott & White Healthcare, both located in Temple, Texas, announced their plans to merge, according to a report by local ABC affiliate, KXXV-TV News.

Chicago-based Advocate Health Care announced that it will not acquire Rockford (Ill.) Memorial Hospital, according to a report in The Chicago Tribune.

Patients at Middlesex (Conn.) Hospital will no longer be able to use Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield as of May 1, according to a report from the Hartford Courant.

Sparks Health System, based in Fort Smith, Ark., will be sold to Alpharetta, Ga.-based Jackson Healthcare, according to a report by The City Wire.

Prince William Health System in Manassas, Va., has agreed to merge with Novant Health, a regional not-for-profit health system based in Winston-Salem, N.C., according to a Novant news release.

Houston-based Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have entered into formal merger talks, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.