Hospital Deals in 2018: 27% for Critical Access Hospitals

Hospital Deals in 2018: 27% for Critical Access Hospitals

2018 is still quite young, as we are writing in mid-February. Fifteen hospital mergers or acquisitions have reached the definitive agreement stage, which is when we consider them far enough along to include in our DealSearchOnline.com database. (If the deal falls apart later in due diligence or other process, it’s removed from the data.) Of the 15 hospital deals announced so far, four (27%) were for stand-alone critical access hospitals (CAHs). That percentage will change, of course, as the year goes on. But consider 2017. Of the 74 U.S. hospital transactions announced, seven (9%) targeted a critical access hospital. For all the discussion of rural and community hospitals seeking... Read More »