Becker's Healthcare October 23, 2024
Here are five major healthcare deals and closures in 2024 that are affecting physicians:
1. In October, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare completed the sale of its 70% ownership of five hospitals in Alabama. The transaction includes five hospitals: Brookwood Baptist Medical Center, Citizens Baptist Medical Center in Talladega, Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, and Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper.
This comes after a wave of hospital sales by the healthcare giant earlier this year. Tenet sold nine hospitals in California and South Carolina for a total of $3.9 billion and has been redirecting its focus toward its ASC arm, United Surgical Partners International.
2. Nashville, Tenn.-based Rural Healthcare Group, part of private...