Healthcare DIVE December 4, 2023
Sydney Halleman

The acquisition comes after HCA announced it was investing billions to expand its emergency and high acuity service lines.

Dive Brief:

  • For-profit hospital chain HCA Healthcare’s Houston affiliate announced last week it completed its acquisition of 11 free-standing emergency departments from SignatureCare Emergency Centers.
  • HCA Houston Healthcare, which operates a network of 13 hospitals and nine outpatient surgery centers, now has 26 free-standing emergency departments in the area in addition to hospital-based emergency rooms, according to a Friday press release.
  • The SignatureCare centers will be re-branded to HCA Houston ER 24/7. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Dive Insight:

The acquisitions comes as HCA is doubling down on investments in emergency services, part of a...

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Topics: Health System / Hospital, Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Provider, Trends, Urgent care
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