Hospital M&A down slightly in Q3

Dive Brief:

• The pace of hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions slowed somewhat in the third quarter of this year, but not the value of transactions, according to the latest Kaufman Hall analysis.
• The quarter saw a total of 18 deals, 38% fewer than the 29 transactions in the same period the prior year.
• For the year, the number of transactions totals 68, down from 87 in the first nine months of 2017. Despite the slowdown, the value of year-to-date transactions totals $10.7 billion, according to the report.

The drop-off in volume suggests that hospitals and health systems are exploring options...

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