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Only five hospital and health system M&A transactions were announced in Q1 2025, reflecting an environment of economic uncertainty and volatility. Financial distress was a driver in many of the announced transactions, continuing a trend from 2024.

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Senior living mergers and acquisitions involving not-for-profit entities continued to rise in 2024, with 62 announced transactions—up from 59 in 2023—according to a new analysis by Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company.

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This week’s graphic highlights data from Kaufman Hall’s recently released 2024 Hospital and Health System M&A in Review report on the current dynamics in health system merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.

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The numbers from hospital and health system M&A activity in 2024 confirm the unevenness of recovery and the challenges that many organizations continue to face. The percentage of transactions involving a financially distressed party and the percentage of transactions involving a divestiture both reached record highs.

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With 27 announced transactions, Q3 had the highest level of activity thus far in 2024. Total transacted revenue of more than $13 billion was the highest Q3 total in the last eight years.

Leaders of publicly owned hospitals should make an ownership model analysis a regular part of their strategic planning process. While public ownership confers many advantages, this analysis will help leadership ensure that the ownership model aligns with strategic goals and long-term viability.