Here are 12 hospital transactions that occurred in the previous week, beginning with the most recent.
1. Elyria, Ohio-based EMH Healthcare, Parma (Ohio) Community General Hospital and Southwest General Health System in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, formed the for-profit organization Community Health Collaborative.
2. Petoskey-based Northern Michigan Regional Health System is considering affiliating with another health system.
3. Boston-based Steward Health Care System will acquire Quincy (Mass.) Medical Center.
4. Westview Medical Campus in Indianapolis formally affiliated with Indianapolis-based Community Health Network.
5. HCA signed a letter of intent to acquire Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kan.
6. Hospital operator Community Health Systems, through its subsidiaries, will sell 180-bed SouthCrest Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., and 89-bed Claremore Regional Hospital in Claremore, Okla., to Ardent Health's Tulsa, Okla.-based Hillcrest HealthCare System.
7. Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Miss., is merging the emergency departments of its north campus and south campus, which was formerly Riley Hospital.
8. A federal judge ruled that the Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County may work with Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., to acquire Palmyra Medical Center, also in Albany.
9. Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives will acquire Nebraska Heart Institute and Nebraska Heart Hospital, both located in Lincoln.
10. Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Healthcare System was recommended to merge with a larger healthcare system in the next 12-24 months by consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
11. As HUMC Holdco applied for a certificate of need to acquire Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center, some residents expressed opposition to the deal.
12. Highmark plans to acquire Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System for approximately $500 million.
1. Elyria, Ohio-based EMH Healthcare, Parma (Ohio) Community General Hospital and Southwest General Health System in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, formed the for-profit organization Community Health Collaborative.
2. Petoskey-based Northern Michigan Regional Health System is considering affiliating with another health system.
3. Boston-based Steward Health Care System will acquire Quincy (Mass.) Medical Center.
4. Westview Medical Campus in Indianapolis formally affiliated with Indianapolis-based Community Health Network.
5. HCA signed a letter of intent to acquire Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kan.
6. Hospital operator Community Health Systems, through its subsidiaries, will sell 180-bed SouthCrest Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., and 89-bed Claremore Regional Hospital in Claremore, Okla., to Ardent Health's Tulsa, Okla.-based Hillcrest HealthCare System.
7. Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Miss., is merging the emergency departments of its north campus and south campus, which was formerly Riley Hospital.
8. A federal judge ruled that the Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County may work with Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., to acquire Palmyra Medical Center, also in Albany.
9. Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives will acquire Nebraska Heart Institute and Nebraska Heart Hospital, both located in Lincoln.
10. Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Healthcare System was recommended to merge with a larger healthcare system in the next 12-24 months by consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
11. As HUMC Holdco applied for a certificate of need to acquire Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center, some residents expressed opposition to the deal.
12. Highmark plans to acquire Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System for approximately $500 million.