3 hospital sales in 15 days 

Here are three hospital sales Becker’s has reported on since June 11:

1. On June 18, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost gave conditional approval for venture capital firm General Catalyst to acquire Akron-based Summa Health.

The move follows a $485 million definitive agreement reached in November, under which Summa would join Health Assurance Transformation Corp., a General Catalyst subsidiary, and transition into a for-profit system.

As part of the approval, Mr. Yost outlined 10 conditions that must be met. Among them: Health Assurance Transformation Corp. must transfer an additional $15 million in cash and $15 million in equity to the surviving nonprofit foundation. These funds are intended to benefit residents of 

2. On June 10, Cincinnati-based TriHealth signed an agreement to acquire Clinton Memorial Hospital, a 140-bed facility located in Wilmington, Ohio.

The acquisition aims to enhance healthcare access and care coordination in Clinton County. Residents will gain streamlined access to TriHealth’s expertise in women’s health, oncology, cardiovascular care, neurosciences, and stroke treatment.an agreement June 10 to acquire Clinton Memorial Hospital, a 140-bed facility in Wilmington, Ohio. 

The acquisition is expected to improve care access and coordination for Clinton County residents, offering streamlined connections to TriHealth’s expertise in areas such as women’s health, cancer, heart and vascular care, neurosciences and stroke treatment.

3. The University of Mississippi Medical Center, based in Jackson, announced it has completed its acquisition of Merit Health Madison, a 67-bed hospital in Canton, Miss.

The facility will now operate as UMMC Madison following the purchase from a subsidiary of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.

The acquisition formalizes a relationship that began in 2019, when UMMC physicians started performing procedures at the hospital. It strengthens UMMC’s presence in the region and its commitment to expanding access to academic medical care.

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