Burgaw, N.C.-based Novant Health Pender Medical Center's operating agreement with Pender County expires in 2023, and county commissioners are exploring all options before renewing the contract, according to a Sept. 6 report from Port City Daily.

Pure Health, an integrated healthcare platform based in the United Arab Emirates, signed an agreement to acquire a minority equity investment in a 30-hospital health system based in Nashville, Tenn.

MercyOne Health System is now a full member of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health. 

The Pajaro Valley (Calif.) Health Care District finalized the purchase of the Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital, according to an Aug. 31 report in Lookout Santa Cruz.

Claremont, N.H.-based Valley Regional Hospital is set to become part of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health.

Grosse Pointe, Mich.-based Together Women's Health is entering Illinois through a partnership with Chicago-based Northwestern Specialists for Women and Wilmette, Ill.-based North Shore Associates in Gynecology and Obstetrics, according to an Aug. 30 news release. 

Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health has agreed to acquire majority interest in Louisville, Ky.-based Springstone Health Opco based on an enterprise value of $250 million. 

Minneapolis-based Allina Health plans to acquire Presbyterian Homes & Services' interest in Interlude Restorative Services for the Plymouth, Minn., and Fridley, Minn., facilities, according to an Aug. 25 news release.

Bronson Healthcare and Constance Brown Hearing Centers announced the two institutions are joining forces to enhance the delivery of audiology services in Southwest Michigan, according to an Aug. 24 news release.

Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital could soon be under new management after enough funding was raised to support the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Project's bid to purchase the facility, news channel KSBW reported Aug. 23.

An asset management company has urged Miami-based Cano Health's board of directors to find a strategic buyer.

Several hospitals and health systems are pursuing merger and acquisition deals, and a few transactions have been called off in recent months. 

Gautier, Miss.-based Singing River Health System's administration is asking Jackson County leaders to sell the hospital, which has been owned by the county for almost a century, due to financial troubles, the Sun Herald reported Aug. 18. 

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., has signed a letter of intent with Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Chan Medical School to collaborate on a regional medical campus.

ChristianaCare signed a letter of intent in February to acquire Crozer Health from Prospect Medical Holdings. The health systems announced Aug. 18 that the deal will not move forward. 

The Federal Trade Commission highlighted the pitfalls of using Certificates of Public Advantage in a new policy paper and fact sheet.

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System and Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital have extended the timeline for merger discussions, the Yakima Herald-Republic reported Aug. 14.

New York City-based Oliver Wyman released findings on private equity deals in healthcare based on data from the first half of 2022. 

There were several hospital mergers, acquisitions, affiliations and partnerships that, at some point in their lifetime, were called off in the past year. 

Orangeburg, S.C.-based Regional Medical Center is planning a partnership with Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina to enhance healthcare access across the state, according to an Aug. 9 report from News 19.