Becker's Healthcare November 7, 2024
Madeline Ashley

Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health has reached a $485 million definitive agreement to join Health Assurance Transformation Corp., according to a Nov. 7 news release.

Here are seven things to know:

1. The parties shared plans for HATCo to purchase Summa Health in January, with plans to close the deal by the end of 2024.

2. Under the agreement, the $485 million purchase amount will help Summa Health, which will transition into a for-profit structure, pay off $850 million in debt. Summa Health’s remaining cash will fund a new, separately governed community foundation to support community investment in the Akron area.

3. HATCo has committed $350 million of capital funding in the first five years of the acquisition to...

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