Healthcare Innovation January 9, 2025
A new report from Kaufman Hall on M&A activity finds a record number of divestitures
A new report from the Chicago-based consulting and advisory firm Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company, is highlighting the significant financial pressures that hospitals and health systems are facing nationwide, as last year saw a record number of hospital divestitures, as hospitals and health systems were forced to sell off assets, as they entered into mergers and acquisitions.
As managing director Anu Singh wrote in a commentary posted to the company’s website on Jan. 9, “At the surface, 2024 appeared to be a year of industry stabilization. Operating margins showed sustained improvement, and all three rating agencies issued stable or neutral outlooks for not-for-profit hospitals and...