Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health and Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System in Morristown, Tenn., announced plans to merge.
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved the sale of Hemet (Calif.) Valley Medical Center and Menifee Valley Medical Center in Sun City, Calif., to a group of local physicians. The ruling is expected to allow Valley Health System, the hospital district that oversees the two facilities, to emerge from bankruptcy.
HMC/CAH Consolidated bought Baptist Lauderdale Hospital in Ripley, Tenn., from 15-hospital Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. in Memphis and plans to build a replacement.
Hoots Memorial Hospital in Yadkinville, N.C., was sold to Kansas City, Mo.-based HMC/CAH Consolidated for $1.6 million. Under the deal, HMC/CAH, which has been managing the 22-bed public hospital for more than a year, will build a new hospital.
Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital signed an affiliation agreement with 337-bed Decatur General Hospital. The hospital also has affiliation agreements with Athens-Limestone Hospital in Athens, Ala., and Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Ala.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals acquired Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester, Ky., and will spend $60 million to build a replacement hospital.
McCall (Idaho) Memorial Hospital, a 15-bed public hospital, is expected to become part of St. Luke’s Health System, a six-hospital network based in Boise.
Maine Medical Center in Portland plans to merge with Maine Cardiology Associates, based in South Portland and Cardiovascular Consultants of Maine, based in Scarborough. The deal faces challenges from two competing hospitals that argue Maine Medical’s acquisition of the cardiology practices would give them a monopoly on cardiology services in the area.
Mountain View Hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho, partnered with Nashville, Tenn.-based Symbion Healthcare.
Ochsner Health System completed its purchase of Slidell, La.’s NorthShore Regional Medical Center and its ASC. The 165-bed hospital will be renamed Ochsner Medical Center – North Shore.
Palomar Pomerado Health, a two-hospital system in northern San Diego County, merged with the Centre For Healthcare, a 43-staff member medical group. The medical group changed its name to Arch Health Partners and is expected to add 100 doctors.
Saint Joseph’s Health System and Piedmont Healthcare, both based in Atlanta, signed a letter of intent to enter exclusive negotiations to create a joint operating company that combine certain assets of both SJHS and PHC, including Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta.
Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich., acquired Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont, Mich. Spectrum also entered into formal talks to partner with Munson Healthcare in Traverse City.
Texas Health Resources and LHP Hospital Group formed a joint venture to acquire 241-bed Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman, Texas. The hospital will change its named to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-WNJ, and Texas Health will own a majority equity interest in the joint venture that owns the facility. LHP will manage the operation of the hospital. Texas Health and LHP will share governance of the joint venture, which will invest $25 million in capital improvements in the facility over the next four years.
Ville Platte (La.) Medical Center and Acadian Medical Center in Eunice, La., officially merged to form Mercy Regional Medical Center. Both Ville Platte and Acadian are owned by LifePoint Hospitals.
