The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions and general transactions took place or were announced since Sept. 9.
1. Prime signs definitive agreement to purchase Lehigh Regional Medical Center
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services signed a definitive agreement to purchase 88-bed Lehigh Regional Medical Center in Lehigh Acres, Fla., from subsidiaries of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.
2. Beth Israel, Lahey call off merger talks again
Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Health reached an impasse in their attempt to join forces for the third time in the past four years.
3. Trinity Health to expand network in Connecticut
Saint Mary's Health System in Waterbury, Conn., signed an agreement to join Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health's network.
4. Tuomey Healthcare, Palmetto Health move one step closer to merging
The governing board of Columbia, S.C.-based Palmetto Health voted unanimously to move forward with plans to finalize a merger with Sumter, S.C.-based Tuomey Healthcare System.
5. Tennova Healthcare adds 4 Tennessee hospitals: 3 things to know
Knoxville, Tenn.-based Tennova Healthcare added four more hospitals to its network.
6. Piedmont Healthcare, Newton Medical Center partnership gets go-ahead from attorney general
Georgia's Office of the Attorney General ruled in favor of the partnership between Covington, Ga.-based Newton Medical Center and Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare.
7. 2 Tennessee health systems move forward with merger plan
Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System and Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain State Health Alliance are one step closer to merging.
8. Baptist Health acquires 2 home care agencies, adult day center: 4 things to know
Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health acquired home care agencies, expanding its service area to include 39 Kentucky counties and six counties in Southern Illinois.
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