Partners and Care New England Move Forward, Slowly

Partners and Care New England Move Forward, Slowly

It’s not easy getting from the letter-of-intent stage, through due diligence, to a definitive agreement. Many hospitals that announce an LOI agreement go into due diligence and don’t end up on the altar after all. That seemed to be the fate of the LOI announced last April (2017) between Boston-based Partners HealthCare System and Providence, Rhode Island-based Care New England (CNE). The two not-for-profit systems had held on-again, off-again talks previously, and now both organizations’ boards were willing to give a merger a go. CNE includes Kent Hospital (323 beds), Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island (247 beds), the VNA of Care New England, Butler Hospital, an... Read More »

Hospital Deals Rebound in May 2017

Hospital merger and acquisition activity was fairly quiet in the first four months of the year, totaling 24 deals that made to a definitive agreement or beyond. Then came May, with a combined total of 13 transactions announced in the first four weeks (through May 26). Deal volume in the hospital sector through May 26 now totals 37 transactions, targeting 79 hospitals with 13,854 beds. The nearly $2.3 billion combined spending includes the $1.4 billion just announced by Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW), which acquired the real estate assets of 10 acute care hospitals and one behavioral health facility (approximately 2,400 beds) belonging to IASIS Healthcare, a TPG portfolio company.... Read More »