Rehabilitation Deals Gained Strength in 2016
Mergers and acquisitions in the Rehabilitation sector continued the climb that began in 2014, with a 21% increase in deal volume since 2015. Mergers and acquisitions in the Rehabilitation sector continued the climb that began in 2014. A total of 40 deals were announced in 2016, up 21% compared with the year before, and 90% higher than in 2014. This fragmented sector has benefited from the growing emphasis on post-acute care and cost efficiencies, similar to the Home Health sector. Like physician medical groups, targets in this sector tend to be small, privately held operations and their acquisitions aren’t always publicly announced. For that reason, the data may underrepresent the... Read More »What U.S. Hospitals Are Acquiring in 2016
Hospital acquisitions have surged since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. That year, 76 deals were announced, with a U.S. hospital or health system as a target. By 2012, 107 transactions were recorded for hospital targets, and that still stands as the highest number of deals per year. Only 2015 came close, with 102 hospital transactions. Through mid-November, there have been 79 deals announced with U.S. hospitals or health systems as the target. But what are U.S. hospitals acquiring for their own financial health? Other hospitals or health systems make up the majority of targets every year, of course. So far this year, through mid November, 66 transactions... Read More »
Select Medical Acquires Physiotherapy
Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE: SEM) announced today it has entered into a merger agreement to acquire Physiotherapy Associates Holdings, Inc. for $400 million in cash. Physiotherapy is a national provider of outpatient physical rehabilitation care offering a wide range of services, such as general orthopedics, spinal care and neurological rehabilitation, and orthotics and prosthetics services. As of September 30, 2015, Select operated 110 long term acute care hospitals and 17 acute medical rehabilitation hospitals in 28 states, and 1,033 outpatient rehabilitation clinics in 31 states and the District of Columbia. This acquisition continues their growth. In 2015, Select formed a... Read More »Schedule a demo
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