As of September 2021, total mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions (34 announced transactions) in the hospital and health system market were almost half of those that occurred in 2020 (62). Total transacted revenue of the 34 transactions in 2021 ($22,392 million) is nearly equal that of the total 2020 transactions ($24,380 million).

The number of transactions involving hospitals and health systems remained at historically low levels in the just-completed quarter. A total of 7 transactions involving 20 hospitals were announced in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021, with total transacted revenue for the quarter of . . .

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Mergers & Acquisitions

2020 and 2021 saw record numbers of mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and partnerships and this raises the strategic question for any executive team of a specialty provider organization, do they have market positioning for a sustainable future and can they address that issue with changes in scale. Almost every executive team is considering collaborations to keep their competitive advantage. It’s imperative to find out if those collaborations were successful in improving competitive advantage, as well as the “tricks of the trade” in making collaboration work.


Outpatient care, specialty services, and cost containment solutions are projected to drive merger and acquisition activity in the health care sector during 2026, according to a recent report by VMG Health. Increased deal volume is projected for physician practices, behavioral health, home-based care, and ambulatory surgery centers. Technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), is being used to strengthen diagnostics, automation, and workflow optimization, is emerging as a differentiator in health care mergers and acquisitions, particularly in… Read