Mergers and Acquisitions

Medical Properties Trust has sold its majority interest in five hospitals. The real estate investment trust has sold other properties to generate more cash.

The shift is one of the key findings in a new report by the Physicians Advocacy Institute. Fewer doctors are working in private practices.

There were 20 announced deals in the first three months of 2024, according to Kaufman Hall.

The leader of the University of Virginia health system talks with Chief Healthcare Executive about the organization’s strategic plan, acquisitions and partnerships, and his contract extension.

Kaiser’s subsidiary has finalized the deal for the Pennsylvania-based health system. Here are some important points about the much-discussed transaction.

More hospital transactions have been happening, but some proposed partnerships were abandoned over the past year.

Tenet completed the $550M sale of two facilities to Adventist Health. The Texas-based system also just finished the sale of four other California hospitals to UCI Health.

UCI Health, the health enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, acquired the facilities from Tenet Healthcare Corp.

MyMichigan Health is moving to take over three hospitals and an ambulatory center run by Ascension Michigan.

The announcement comes just weeks after Tenet announced plans to sell four other California hospitals.

Northwell Health and Nuvance Health announced Wednesday that they plan to come together. Northwell said it would make substantial investments in Nuvance.

WellSpan Health announces its plans to bring Evangelical Community Hospital into the system.

UCSF Health has reached an agreement to acquire the hospitals from CommonSpirit Health. The organizations hope to close the deal in the spring.

The hospitals will become part of UCI Health, the health enterprise of University of California-Irvine.

Novant Health has purchased the facilities, and a host of clinics, in a deal with Tenet Healthcare Corp. Novant expands its presence in South Carolina.

Federal regulators are suing to prevent Novant Health from acquiring the facilities and other clinics from Community Health Systems. Novant health says it is willing to go to court.

While many hospitals continue to struggle, some have weathered the storm, and now is the time to look at options for growth, analysts say.

The University of Kansas Health System and Liberty Hospital plan to come together, but Andrew Bailey says Missouri’s lawmakers must approve the deal.

After an uptick in deals last year, analysts say they expect more transactions in the coming year, driven by financial need or aiming to keep up with the rapid changes in healthcare.

The Federal Trade Commission has opposed mergers that it says could lead to higher prices or reduced services. Now, the FTC wants more information on planned deals.

A new Kaufman Hall report outlines the uptick in consolidation. Some struggling systems sought partners to secure their future.

General Catalyst formed a new business, Health Assurance Transformation Corporation, and now it’s planning to buy Summa Health. Here’s a look at a deal gaining wide attention.

Marshfield Clinic Health System has said 3% of staff workers are being furloughed, including some in leadership roles.

The Hudson Regional Hospital intends to join with CarePoint Health System, which has battled financial woes, to create a new four-hospital organization. It will include nonprofit and for-profit hospitals.

The two systems announced Thursday that they intend to come together. Penn Medicine has acquired other systems in the Philadelphia region in recent years.