Category: Hospital Transactions and Valuation

Ardent Health buys 18 urgent care clinics

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health has acquired 18 urgent care clinics from Tempe, Ariz.-based NextCare Urgent Care in New Mexico and Oklahoma.

Hospital mergers ring in the new year

Several hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions closed as 2024 turned into 2025. 

Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic officially merge

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System have officially merged into a nonprofit integrated system and will operate as Sanford Health.

OSF officially takes over Illinois hospital

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare officially assumed control over  Dixon, Ill.-based Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital on Jan. 1, making it the Catholic-based, non-profit health system’s 17th hospital acquisition. 

OhioHealth wraps hospital acquisition

Mount Gilead, Ohio-based Morrow County Hospital officially joined Columbus, Ohio-based OhioHealth on Jan. 1.

'A bold move': New health system launches in Wisconsin

Black River Falls, Wis.-based Krohn Clinic, a multispecialty group, and Black River Memorial Hospital on Dec. 30 merged to create Black River Health.

Deaconess-Jennie Stuart deal delayed: 6 things to know

Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System’s potential acquisition of Hopkinsville, Ky.-based Jennie Stuart Health has been delayed at least three months after a group opposing the deal filed a lawsuit to halt the transaction, the Hoptown Chronicle…

Why health systems are rushing to acquire orthopedic groups: 7 things to know

Hospitals and health systems are increasingly acquiring orthopedic groups as part of a broader strategy to enhance patient care, expand service offerings and strengthen their market positions. 

Tennessee hospital to reopen under new ownership: 4 things to know

Greensboro, N.C.-based BradenHealth has acquired Perry Community Hospital in Linden, Tenn., with plans to rebuild the facility and restore its services.

New Hampshire extends review of HCA Catholic system acquisition

New Hampshire’s review of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s planned acquisition of Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center has been extended.