Tennessee’s Community Health Systems To Acquire Health Management Associates In $7.6 Billion Deal

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Community Health Systems Inc. and Health Management Associates Inc. (HMA) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement in which CHS will acquire HMA for approximately $7.6 billion. HMA currently operates 71 hospitals in 15 states with approximately 11,000 licensed beds, including three for-profit hospitals in Cumberland and Lancaster counties: Carlisle Regional Medical Center, Lancaster Regional Medical Center and Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. CHS currently owns, leases or operates 135 hospitals in 29 states with an aggregate of approximately 20,000 licensed beds through its subsidiaries. One of . . .