- A recent article highlighted the resilience of health care mergers and acquisitions in 2025. While volumes are lower than in 2024, transaction volume is nearly double pre-pandemic levels. Behavioral health and home health/hospice remain the top targets for deals.
- UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and the CU Anschutz Medical Campus have developed a prototype alternative care facility at a hotel in Aurora, CO, to address hospital bed shortages during national emergencies. Funded by the Department of Defense, the project shows how to convert hotel rooms into fully functional hospital beds and supportive facilities within weeks.
- The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state’s charity care law, which prevents hospitals from turning away patients for inability to pay. A group of 14 disproportionate share hospitals had challenged the statute, arguing it amounted to an unlawful governmental taking. The hospitals intend to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Indiana University Health announced a $214M investment in West Lafayette, Indiana, which will include construction of the city’s first full-service hospital and a 55,000-sf replacement cancer center at its Arnett Hospital campus.
- The town of Bluffton, SC, announced an initiative to donate land to Beaufort Memorial Hospital to construct 120 affordable housing units for health care workers. A similar effort was announced in Waterbury, CT, where the city will sell a former school property to a private developer to create housing for Waterbury Hospital employees.
- Hall Render attorney Mike Batt, along with Ainsley Advisory Group’s Ainsley MacLean, MD and Nadia Smati, MD, will host a webinar on September 16 discussing how health care organizations can accelerate AI adoption by better engaging clinical and operational leadership, in addition to governance initiatives.
- Cincinnati Children’s and The Christ Hospital Health Network are partnering with Disabled American Veterans and a private developer to construct a mixed-use development in Cold Spring, Kentucky. The unique, 17-acre development will feature two 45,000-sf medical office buildings alongside four retail buildings.
- Tennova Healthcare filed legal objections with the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission in opposition to plans by Ascension Saint Thomas and TriStar to build two new full-service hospitals in Clarksville, TN. Despite Tennova’s objections, local officials are voicing strong support for the proposed expansion, citing rapid population growth.
- Williamson Health (Franklin, TN) is exploring a potential sale as part of a strategic review to address long-term financial and operational challenges. The board is evaluating several options, including whether to remain independent or seek a buyer, with an initial decision to come as early as fall 2025.
- Walmart heiress Alice Walton commissioned the construction of a new medical school in Bentonville, Arkansas. The high-tech facility welcomed its inaugural class of 48 students. The school plans to train students in a unique way by emphasizing preventive medicine and whole-health principles.
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