Physician practice consolidation is showing no signs of slowing in 2026 — in the last 20 days, at least five physician groups have changed hands, underscoring the continued shift away from independent practice and toward system and investor-backed ownership. Between…
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Dayton (Ohio) Children’s Hospital will acquire Mercy Health’s pediatric practice and its rehabilitation services in early March, with both locations to be renamed Dayton Children’s as part of the agreement, WHIO reported Feb. 11. The acquisition expands Dayton Children’s footprint…
In June 2025, Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill enacting the strictest regulatory regulations on corporate entities in healthcare in the nation. State House majority leader Ben Bowman recently spoke with the American Medical Association about the process of getting…
Financial distress intensified as a driver of transactions in 2025, but health systems continued to make big moves in ambulatory care through acquisitions, divestitures and partnerships, according to Kaufman Hall’s “Hospital and Health System 2025 M&A Review.” Here are 10…
Two Kansas City, Mo. physicians are launching a new MDVIP-affiliated, membership-based primary care practice focused on prevention and personalized care, according to a Jan. 29 press release. Nora Gomez, MD, andPaul Hura, MD, will open the membership-based practice Feb. 27.…
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Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System has added Carolina Specialty Care to its network, effective Jan. 26, Carolina Free News reported Jan. 26. The practice, now operating as Iredell Carolina Specialty, includes four specialties and eight providers. It joins the Iredell…
After seven weeks of mediations, Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services and M Physicians reached a 10-year agreement extending and strengthening a 30-year partnership set to expire at the end of 2026. Under the agreement, Fairview will commit $1…
Fatade Health & Medical Center in Martinsville, Va., will close April 29 after nearly two decades of operation, according to a message sent to patients and obtained by Rbs News Now in a Jan. 11 report. The clinic is led…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has acquired Wallinford, Conn.-based Consulting Cardiologists for $3 million, Hartford Business Journal reported Jan. 7. Hartford first filed a certificate-of-need application to acquire the group in October 2025, according to a public notice posted to Hartford’s website. …
National diagnostic imaging company RadNet has acquired Fort Myers, Fla.-based Radiology Regional and its 13 locations in the region, Business Observer reported Jan. 7. Radiology Regional provides outpatient diagnostic imaging services in Naples, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte and…