Here are seven transactions involving hospitals and health systems that were announced, finalized or moved forward in the last three weeks:
1. UF Health to acquire 2-hospital system in Florida
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health will acquire Central Florida Health, a two-hospital system in Leesburg, Fla.
2. California hospital sells for $2M
The American Advanced Management Group has completed its purchase of Sonoma Specialty Hospital in Sebastopol, Calif., from the Palm Drive Health Care District.
3. McLaren Health Care to buy St. Luke's Hospital in Ohio
McLaren Health Care, a 14-hospital system in Grand Blanc, Mich., has signed a letter of intent to acquire St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio.
4. Proposed mergers would combine 34 Louisiana hospitals
Lafayette (La.) General Health and Jennings (La.) American Legion Hospital have signed a letter of intent to merge.
5. Merger of 2 Pennsylvania health systems approved
State officials approved Nov. 20 the merger of Butler (Pa.) Health System and Clarion (Pa.) Healthcare System.
6. HCA moves forward with New Hampshire hospital takeover
Rochester, N.H.-based Frisbie Memorial Hospital is a few steps closer to joining Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
7. Texas Health Resources, Methodist, LHC Group buy home health company
Texas Health Resources, Methodist Health System and LHC Group, a home healthcare provider in Lafayette, La., together purchased an Arlington, Texas-based home health company. The organizations bought Healthcare Resources through its joint business, DFW Home Health.
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