Category: Hospital Transactions and Valuation

Viewpoint: Courts, FTC should consider underserved when approving healthcare mergers

Courts and the Federal Trade Commission should consider more than harm to competition when evaluating healthcare mergers; they should also consider the benefit to underserved communities, Phil Goldberg and Kateland Jackson of Shook, Hardy & Bacon wrote…

Michigan health system joins Marshfield Clinic

Iron Mountain, Mich.-based Dickinson County Healthcare — a one-hospital system with several clinics — has finalized its affiliation agreement with Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System.

Hospital M&A update: 6 recent deals

Six transactions involving health systems and hospitals have been announced, finalized or called off in the last two weeks:

MyMichigan Health adds 10th hospital, renames it

MyMichigan Health has added its 10th facility, War Memorial Hospital, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

City of Hope completes acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope now has one of the largest footprints in cancer research and treatment after it completed its acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a network of oncology hospitals and outpatient centers.

Centura to acquire 2 LifePoint hospitals

Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire two hospitals from Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health: Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan and Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City, Kan.

Spectrum, Beaumont merger could mean higher costs, experts say

The merger between Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health and Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health could mean higher costs for consumers, some experts say, Bridge Michigan reported Feb. 1.

Spectrum, Beaumont build new health system launching Feb. 1

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health and Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health are partnering to create a new health system, temporarily called BHSH System, which will launch Feb. 1.

CommonSpirit expands partnership with Arabian Healthcare Group

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health is expanding its partnership with healthcare management and consulting firm Arabian Healthcare Group in the United Arab Emirates, according to a news release emailed to Becker’s. 

Providence, Kaiser say conditions set by AG threaten partnership

Providence St. Mary Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente expressed disappointment with conditions set by the California attorney general on their proposed partnership that involves building a new hospital, The Victorville Daily Press reported Jan. 25.&…