MedCity News July 11, 2024
The number of hospital M&A deals may have fallen from Q1 to Q2 of this year, but that doesn’t mean that the hospital M&A space is lacking vitality, according to a new Kaufman Hall report. Rather, it means that the hospital M&A is shifting its emphasis from scale to strategy.
The number of hospital M&A transactions dropped to 11 in the second quarter of 2024, down from the 20 transactions announced in the first quarter of this year. But that doesn’t mean that the hospital M&A space is anemic, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall.
Rather, it means that the hospital M&A is shifting its emphasis from scale to strategy, the report stated.
“While there are certainly advantages...