Becker's Healthcare January 9, 2025
The beginning of the new year is off to a busy start for hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions with several deals announced, advancing or finalized.
Here are five hospital M&A updates that Becker’s has reported since Jan. 3:
1. Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare announced plans to acquire Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare by the end of 2025. Under the agreement, Prime would become the sole owner of the integrated health system with three hospitals, a cancer center and a network of physician practices across the state.
2. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and Orange, Calif.-based Children’s Hospital of Orange County merged to form Rady Children’s Health, a three-hospital system with multiple primary and specialty care centers. Kimberly Cripe,...