Category: Hospital Transactions and Valuation

UCSF Health clears path for acquisition of 2 Dignity hospitals

UCSF Health and California Attorney General Rob Bonta have signed a cooperative settlement agreement to preserve key services and clear the way for the health system’s $100 million acquisition of two San Francisco hospitals. 

Where the General Catalyst-Summa Health deal stands

The proposed acquisition of Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health by Health Assurance Transformation Corp., or HATCo, is making progress, The Alliance Review reported July 2. 

Pennsylvania hospital joins rural healthcare network

Kittanning, Pa.-based Armstrong County Memorial Hospital is officially affiliated with Pennsylvania Mountain Care Network.

KU Health acquires Missouri hospital in 'prime area'

Liberty (Mo.) Hospital on July 1 officially joined the Kansas City-based University of Kansas Health System. 

Collapse of Novant-CHS deal 'a win for consumers,' FTC says

Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Henry Liu called Novant Health’s decision to call off its plan to acquire two hospitals from Community Health Systems “a win for consumers.”

HCA to acquire Catholic system

Catholic Medical Center, a 330-bed regional health system in Manchester, N.H., is pursuing a deal to join HCA Healthcare. 

Kentucky health system acquires 7th hospital

Bowling Green, Ky.-based Med Center Health has acquired Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville, Ky., making it the health system’s seventh hospital. 

UK HealthCare acquires Kentucky system

Morehead, Ky.-based St. Claire HealthCare has officially joined Lexington-based UK HealthCare, part of the University of Kentucky in Lexington. 

CommonSpirit in talks to sell hospital to Altru

CommonSpirit Health is in the early stages of a potential sale of its critical access hospital in Devils Lake, S.D., to Altru Health System.

Optum backs out of Steward deal

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum has scrapped its plan to acquire Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s physician group, Stewardship Health, The Boston Globe reported June 27.