Chief Healthcare Executive September 2, 2022
Several planned health system transactions have fallen through this year. Here’s a look at why some deals didn’t come together.
It’s been a slow time for hospital mergers.
In the first six months of 2022, there have been 25 hospital deals announced, according to Kaufman Hall, a consulting firm. That’s a smaller number than in previous years. In 2021, there were 49 hospital consolidations, down from 79 in the previous year.
Hospital analysts expect the pace of hospital deals to pick up eventually. Experts say the pace of deals has slowed partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has diverted attention from long-range planning and strategy.
However, several announced deals have dissolved in the past year.
Some have collapsed due...
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