Jennie Stuart Health (JSH) and Deaconess Health Kentucky (Deaconess) have entered into a definitive agreement under which JSH will become part of the Deaconess system. The agreement includes a commitment from Deaconess to invest at least $95 million in JSH and a pledge to fully fund JSH’s transition to its electronic health records (EHR) platform. The transaction is expected to close on or before August 1, 2025, when JSH will become an operating subsidiary of Deaconess.

This agreement follows a letter of intent signed in September 2024 by both organizations after an extensive due diligence process, supported by highly . . .

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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.


On February 4, 2025, Rogers Behavioral Health, which provides inpatient and residential behavioral health treatment in Wisconsin, and Lyra Health, which provides a digital behavioral health platform, announced a strategic alliance to improve the full continuum of care for individuals with mental health needs. The goal is to jointly develop shared clinical models, conduct and participate in clinical research, and develop technology tools that enhance consumer outcomes to reduce costs associated with high readmission rates.… Read