The following were among the most-viewed transactions and valuations stories published by Becker's Hospital Review the week of Aug. 21.
1. BJC Healthcare sells shuttered 127-bed hospital for $13
St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare sold Mineral Area Regional Medical Center, a shuttered 127-bed facility in Farmington, Mo., for $13 in May.
2. Presence Health to join Ascension
St. Louis-based Ascension, the nation's largest nonprofit Catholic health system, signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire Chicago-based Presence Health, Illinois' largest Catholic health system.
3. Partners to examine Care New England acquisition amid financial issues
A Boston-based Partners HealthCare executive said the health system plans to hold off on finalizing its proposed acquisition of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England Health System until CNE's finances improve.