After a brief post-pandemic lull, hospital consolidation is accelerating again, with large health systems expanding across state lines, absorbing independent hospitals and reshaping regional care markets. From portfolio resets and strategic exits to cross-market mergers and billion-dollar investments, these moves…
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About a month after Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health signed a definitive agreement to combine, the organizations’ CEOs told Becker’s the timing reflects a broader reality facing healthcare: For many regional systems, long-term sustainability…
Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health has reached a definitive agreement to acquire South Arkansas Regional Hospital in El Dorado and add the facility to its system June 14, pending regulatory approvals. The 151-bed hospital will be renamed Baptist Health Medical…
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru has acquired CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake (N.D.) — a 25-bed critical access hospital — from Chicago-based CommonSpirit. The hospital is now known as Altru Hospital Devils Lake, according to a March 2 Altru news…
The Bristow (Okla.) Hospital Authority has joined Tulsa, Okla.-based Saint Francis Health System under a five-year lease agreement as Saint Francis Bristow. Saint Francis received approval from the Bristow City Council for the takeover in late November, however, the health…
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Frey Medical Management, a rural hospital transformation company, is the new owner of Luverne, Ala.-based Crenshaw Community Hospital, according to a Jan. 31 post on the hospital’s Facebook page. The 25-bed hospital comprises inpatient, outpatient, medical and surgical care and…
Four hospital mergers and affiliations took effect Jan. 1, marking a busy start to 2026 for healthcare consolidation. Here are the four mergers and acquisitions, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Hawarden (Iowa) Regional Healthcare entered a “partner in health” agreement…
From HCA adding hospitals in New Hampshire and Florida to Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System finalizing their 56-hospital merger, here are 39 hospital mergers and acquisitions completed in 2025: 1. Terre Haute-based Union Hospital and Terre Haute Regional…
As merger and acquisition activity picks up post-pandemic, dozens of large health systems are expanding their footprints — adding hospitals, building regional dominance and solidifying national reach. Here are 30 large health systems that have grown in quarters or are…
From ChristianaCare and Virtua Health ending merger talks to a Florida State University and the city of Tallahassee reaching an agreement to launch an academic medical center, here are four hospital M&A deals that Becker’s reported during the week of…