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Hospital M&A revenue rises with shift to regional partnerships

Press releases may be edited for formatting or style | July 08, 2021 Business Affairs
Despite significantly fewer deals, total revenue remains high as health systems shift focus from acquisitions of small, independent hospitals to regional partnerships, according to a new analysis from Kaufman Hall. Year to date (first and second quarters combined), total revenue in 2021 is the second highest in recent years at $17.2 billion with 27 transactions. In 2020, revenue for the same period was $17 billion with 43 transactions.

Activity in the second quarter, 2021, was below pre-pandemic historical averages with 14 announced transactions, though this was consistent with second quarter, 2020 levels. The smaller number of transactions was offset by a high number of transactions with seller revenues above $500 million, including one "mega merger" involving two companies with over $1 billion in annual revenue.

A SHIFT TO REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

For health systems, partnerships focused on resource sharing within a defined geography proved valuable during the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strong regional market presence allowed health systems to partner with health plans and local employers by offering the necessary scale for population-health-focused initiatives. By partnering with well-established organizations, health systems can preserve and leverage local knowledge within a newly combined organization.

Much of the second quarter activity was concentrated in the Southeast, with Georgia accounting for three transactions involving eight hospitals and approximately $1.5 billion in transacted revenue. The most significant transactions for the second quarter of 2021 included:

Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health's intention to form a combined system that would have approximately $13 billion in annual operating revenue.
Tenet Healthcare's plans to sell five hospitals in south Florida's Miami-Dade and Broward Counties to Steward Health Care System.
Piedmont Healthcare's plans to acquire four Georgia hospitals from HCA Healthcare; in a separate announcement, University Health Care System in Augusta, Ga., stated its intention to join Piedmont Health.
HCA Healthcare's plans to sell a fifth north Georgia hospital—Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome, Ga.—to Florida-based AdventHealth.
Rush Health Systems' plans to merge with Louisiana-based Ochsner Health.
The Medical University of South Carolina's plans to purchase three hospitals in Richland County and adjacent Kershaw County from LifePoint Health.


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