Transactions & Valuation Issues

Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health System has acquired the assets of War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and has received state approval to build a $30 million replacement facility for War Memorial, according to a Valley Health System news release.

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health Systems will acquire 165-bed NorthShore Regional Medical Center in Slidell, La., and its adjacent ambulatory surgery center, effective April 1, according to a report by the Times-Picayune.

Oakbrook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care has completed its acquisition of Normal, Ill.-based BroMenn Health, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.

Clarian Health, based in Indianapolis, and Bloomington (Ind.) Hospital have officially merged, effective Jan. 1, according to a report by the Indianapolis Star.

Meridian Health has acquired 176-bed Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin, N.J., according to a release from Meridian Health.

Caritas's Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Mass., has acquired Andover (Mass.) Surgery Center, according to a report by the Eagle-Tribune.

A merger between Union Hospital in Mayville, N.D. and Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare has been finalized, according to a report by KTIV News.

Cincinnati-based Sisters of Charity Health System and Cleveland-based University Hospitals have ended their joint ownership arrangement of Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio, and St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland, effective Dec. 31, according to a report by the Canton…

Hendersonville, Tenn.-based Restoration Healthcare has acquired Banks-Jackson-Commerce Medical Center in Commerce, Ga., according to a report by the Rome News-Tribune.

The merger between Roger Williams Medical Center and St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island, both in Providence, R.I., has been approved by Attorney General Patrick Lynch, and the two groups will form CharterCARE Health Partners. Integrated operations are expected…