The following hospital mergers and acquisitions took place within the past two weeks, beginning with the most recent.
1. Wyoming Hospitals End Partnership Discussions Due to Health IT Differences
Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center and Wyoming Medical Center in Casper decided to end talks about affiliating.
2. Wyoming County Community Health to Pursue Affiliation With University of Rochester Med Center
Wyoming County Community Health System in Warsaw, N.Y., is looking to affiliate with the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center.
3. Los Robles Hospital, Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital Agree to Partnership
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital agreed in principle to a deal and are sharing information in a due diligence process.
4. Summa Health System to Explore Strategic Partnerships
Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System announced plans to explore a strategic partnership with another non-profit healthcare organization.
5. Abington Health, Holy Redeemer Health Call Off Merger
Abington (Pa.) Health and Huntingdon Valley, Pa.-based Holy Redeemer Health System decided to end discussions regarding a potential partnership to create a larger health system.
6. Advocate Healthcare, Cadence Health Compete to Merge With Sherman Health
Winfield, Ill.-based Cadence Health and Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Healthcare are finalists to merge with Sherman Health in Elgin, Ill.
7. Cookeville Regional Med Center to Purchase Cumberland River Hospital for $6.75M
The city council approved Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center's request to purchase Cumberland River Hospital in Celina, Tenn., from Restoration Healthcare of Celina for $6.75 million.
8. Sale of Christ Hospital in New Jersey Finalized
The sale of Jersey City, N.J.-based Christ Hospital to Hudson Holdco, a real estate development company in Pennsylvania, finalized, officially ending a lengthy sale process.
9. Valley General Hospital Restarts Merger Talks With 2 Hospitals
Valley General Hospital in Monroe, Wash., restarted its merger discussions and is considering Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.) and Evergreen Healthcare of Kirkland (Wash.) as potential partners.
10. University of Colorado Health to Negotiate Management Agreement With Ivinson Memorial Hospital
University of Colorado Health, a new organization that includes Loveland, Colo.-based Medical Center of the Rockies; Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo.; and University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colo., intends to begin negotiating a management agreement with Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Wyo.
11. Hackensack University Health, LHP Hospital Group Purchase, Rename Mountainside Hospital
Hackensack (N.J.) University Health Network and LHP Hospital Group in Plano, Texas, completed a joint venture purchase of Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, N.J., from Louisville, Ky.-based Merit Health Systems.
12. Catholic Health Initiatives to be Sole Sponsor of Alegent Health
Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives and Omaha, Neb.-based Immanuel Communities, the co-sponsors of Alegent Health in Omaha, signed a letter of intent for CHI to become the sole sponsor of Alegent Health.
13. Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Seeks Partner to Build Multi-Million Facility
Sierra Vista (Ariz.) Regional Health Center announced that it is seeking a partner to help build a new multi-million dollar facility.
1. Wyoming Hospitals End Partnership Discussions Due to Health IT Differences
Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center and Wyoming Medical Center in Casper decided to end talks about affiliating.
2. Wyoming County Community Health to Pursue Affiliation With University of Rochester Med Center
Wyoming County Community Health System in Warsaw, N.Y., is looking to affiliate with the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center.
3. Los Robles Hospital, Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital Agree to Partnership
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital agreed in principle to a deal and are sharing information in a due diligence process.
4. Summa Health System to Explore Strategic Partnerships
Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System announced plans to explore a strategic partnership with another non-profit healthcare organization.
5. Abington Health, Holy Redeemer Health Call Off Merger
Abington (Pa.) Health and Huntingdon Valley, Pa.-based Holy Redeemer Health System decided to end discussions regarding a potential partnership to create a larger health system.
6. Advocate Healthcare, Cadence Health Compete to Merge With Sherman Health
Winfield, Ill.-based Cadence Health and Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Healthcare are finalists to merge with Sherman Health in Elgin, Ill.
7. Cookeville Regional Med Center to Purchase Cumberland River Hospital for $6.75M
The city council approved Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center's request to purchase Cumberland River Hospital in Celina, Tenn., from Restoration Healthcare of Celina for $6.75 million.
8. Sale of Christ Hospital in New Jersey Finalized
The sale of Jersey City, N.J.-based Christ Hospital to Hudson Holdco, a real estate development company in Pennsylvania, finalized, officially ending a lengthy sale process.
9. Valley General Hospital Restarts Merger Talks With 2 Hospitals
Valley General Hospital in Monroe, Wash., restarted its merger discussions and is considering Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.) and Evergreen Healthcare of Kirkland (Wash.) as potential partners.
10. University of Colorado Health to Negotiate Management Agreement With Ivinson Memorial Hospital
University of Colorado Health, a new organization that includes Loveland, Colo.-based Medical Center of the Rockies; Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo.; and University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colo., intends to begin negotiating a management agreement with Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Wyo.
11. Hackensack University Health, LHP Hospital Group Purchase, Rename Mountainside Hospital
Hackensack (N.J.) University Health Network and LHP Hospital Group in Plano, Texas, completed a joint venture purchase of Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, N.J., from Louisville, Ky.-based Merit Health Systems.
12. Catholic Health Initiatives to be Sole Sponsor of Alegent Health
Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives and Omaha, Neb.-based Immanuel Communities, the co-sponsors of Alegent Health in Omaha, signed a letter of intent for CHI to become the sole sponsor of Alegent Health.
13. Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Seeks Partner to Build Multi-Million Facility
Sierra Vista (Ariz.) Regional Health Center announced that it is seeking a partner to help build a new multi-million dollar facility.