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UPMC to Acquire CommonSpirit’s Trinity Health System in Ohio Valley Expansion
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based UPMC has signed a definitive agreement with CommonSpirit Health to acquire Trinity Health System, a hospital system operating multiple hospitals and outpatient facilities across the Ohio Valley. The transaction, which is expected to close in fall 2026 pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, includes Trinity West, Trinity East, Trinity St. Clairsville Neighborhood Hospital, Trinity Twin City Medical Center and associated clinics. No financial terms were disclosed. Trinity Health System is part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health and operates hospitals, neighborhood facilities and physician clinics serving eastern Ohio. UPMC said the... Read More »
Atrium Health and WakeMed Announce Merger Plans
With $2 billion in investment promised, Atrium Health and WakeMed have announced a plan to merge, which could create one of the largest health systems in North Carolina. Under the proposed deal, WakeMed will join Atrium Health, an 11-hospital system with more than 900 locations across the Charlotte region. According to the press release, the deal requires the Wake County Board of Commissioners to approve an amendment to WakeMed’s 1997 Transfer Agreement, which granted WakeMed ownership of several healthcare assets, but on the condition that it provide “ongoing hospital services” to every patient, regardless of socioeconomic status. Once that step is finalized, the... Read More »
Health System M&A 2026 Round-Up
In 2026, health systems across the United States are navigating challenging market conditions, turning to M&A to expand their networks. Based on data captured in our LevinPro HC platform, here are the top health system trends and deals of the year so far. Health System M&A has surged this year U.S.-based health systems have announced 48 transactions through the final week of April, a 30% increase in volume compared with the same time last year. There have been 10 deals in 2026 targeting hospitals, with only one health system merger. In January, Englewood Health agreed to merge with RWJBarnabas Health, creating one of the largest health systems in New Jersey. Englewood Health is... Read More »
QuikTrip Sells Urgent Care Business to Saint Francis
Major retailer QuikTrip announced that it is selling its MedWise business to healthcare provider Saint Francis Health System. The sale includes nine MedWise facilities in Oklahoma, nearly all of which are located near the retailer’s headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system anchored by Saint Francis Hospital, a 1,112-bed tertiary care center. The health system includes a children’s hospital, a heart hospital, Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital and Saint Francis Hospital Vinita. This sale marks the end of QuikTrip’s roughly six-year experiment in urgent care, a venture that launched at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The... Read More »
