Since Sept. 1, several mergers and acquisitions have taken place by U.S. health systems.
Below is a breakdown of 13 mergers and acquisitions that have been announced or completed, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review.
1. Jefferson Health, Einstein Healthcare finalize merger, create 18-hospital system
The players: The deal involves Philadelphia-based health systems Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network.
The deal in a sentence: Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network have finalized their merger, more than three years after signing a letter of intent.
The numbers: The combination of the two academic medical centers creates an 18-hospital system with more than 50 outpatient and urgent care locations.
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2. Beacon Health System adds 8th hospital, expands to Michigan with acquisition
The players: The deal involves South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System and Three Rivers (Mich.) Health.
The deal in a sentence: Beacon Health System finalized an agreement on Oct. 4 to buy nonprofit community hospital Three Rivers Health.
The numbers: Three Rivers Health has 60 beds and 550 employees and will be Beacon Health System's eighth hospital and first inpatient facility in Michigan. Beacon Health System will invest in $20 million in upgrades throughout the next five years.
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3. 200-bed hospital joins Penn Highlands Healthcare
The players: The deal involves Monongahela (Pa.) Valley Hospital and DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare.
The deal in a sentence: Monongahela Valley Hospital joined Penn Highlands Healthcare in a deal finalized Oct. 1.
The numbers: 200-bed Monongahela Valley Hospital is the seventh hospital in the Penn Highlands network.
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4. AdventHealth acquires 230-bed Georgia hospital from HCA
The players: The deal involves Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth and Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome, Ga.
The deal in a sentence: AdventHealth finalized its acquisition of Redmond Regional Medical Center, which was announced Oct. 1.
The numbers: AdventHealth is acquiring Redmond Regional's 230 beds and 1,500 employees for $637 million.
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5. 170-bed Alabama hospital joins Huntsville Hospital System
The players: The deal involves Scottsboro, Ala.-based Highlands Medical Center and Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System.
The deal in a sentence: Highlands Medical Center joined Huntsville Hospital Health System on Oct. 1.
The numbers: 179-bed Highlands Medical Center will be Huntsville Hospital System's 10th facility.
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6. Appalachian Regional Healthcare to buy 72-bed Kentucky hospital
The players: The deal involves Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare and Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center in Paintsville, Ky.
The deal in a sentence: Appalachian Regional Healthcare announced Sept. 23 that it plans to acquire Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center.
The numbers: Paul B. Hall has 72 beds.
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7. HCA to buy 5 Utah hospitals from Steward
The players: The deal involves Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and five hospitals from Dallas-based Steward Health Care.
The deal in a sentence: HCA Healthcare plans to acquire five Utah hospitals from Steward Health Care.
The numbers: The five hospitals would become part of HCA Healthcare's mountain division, which has 11 hospitals in Utah, Idaho and Alaska.
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8. Intermountain, SCL Health to merge into 33-hospital system
The players: The deal involves Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare and Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health.
The deal in a sentence: Intermountain Healthcare and SCL Health have signed a letter of intent to merge, the organizations announced Sept. 16.
The numbers: The combined system will have more than 58,000 employees, operate 33 hospitals and 385 clinics across six states and provide health insurance to about 1 million people.
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9. University Health board approves plan to join Piedmont
The players: The deal involves Augusta, Ga.-based University Health Care System and Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare.
The deal in a sentence: University Health Care System's board approved its plan to join Piedmont Healthcare, reported Sept. 9.
The numbers: Piedmont would invest more than $1 billion into University Health's three hospitals. The investment would include $200 million for new floors to its heart and vascular institute, funds to integrate their EHRs and an overhaul of its 50-year-old main hospital building.
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10. NorthShore, Edward-Elmhurst to merge into 9-hospital system
The players: The deal involves Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem and Naperville, Ill.-based Edward-Elmhurst Health.
The deal in a sentence: NorthShore University HealthSystem and Edward-Elmhurst Health announced Sept. 8 that they plan to merge under a new parent organization.
The numbers: The merger would establish a nine-hospital system with 25,000 employees and more than 300 ambulatory facilities. Each system will create two community investment funds and donate $100 million to their communities.
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11. Beaumont, Spectrum ink formal integration agreement to create 22-hospital system
The players: The deal involves Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health and Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health.
The deal in a sentence: Beaumont Health and Spectrum health signed a formal integration agreement to merge in September.
The numbers: The deal will create a 22-hospital health system with 64,000 team members.
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12. Baptist Health, Deaconess join forces to operate 410-bed Kentucky hospital
The players: The deal involves Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health and Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System.
The deal in a sentence: Baptist Health and Deaconess Health System joined forces Sept. 1 to operate a rural Kentucky Hospital.
The numbers: Each health system will own 50 percent of the 410-bed hospital.
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13. HCA buys Tennessee hospital
The players: The deal involves Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Springfield, Tenn.-based NorthCrest Health.
The deal in a sentence: HCA completed its purchase of NorthCrest Health, announced Sept. 1.
The numbers: Proceeds from the transaction will be approximately $14 million to $16 million for the 109-bed hospital. It will be the 11th hospital in HCA's TriStar Health network.
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