Healthcare Finance News January 14, 2021
Forty-four percent of healthcare CFOs say the pandemic will drive an increase in partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem.
The financial and operational fall out of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt deeply by the nation’s hospitals and health systems, evident by diminished patient volumes and heightened labor and supply expenses.
Despite that, the year’s hospital M&A activity remained at a similar level as years past and analysts and health leaders alike expect the pandemic to be a catalyst for future deals and partnerships.
“…It appears that COVID-19 has actually confirmed the strategic rationale underlying many transactions that were already underway, and may be acting as a catalyst for innovative strategic partnerships and tactical transactions,” according to Kaufman Hall’s 2020 M&A in...