Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A M&A Quarterly Activity Report: Q1 2024 The 20 transactions announced in Q1 2024 continued a steady climb out of the slowdown in activity experienced during the Covid pandemic, significantly exceeding the number of transactions announced in Q1 of 2021, 2022, and 2023. Research Report 2023 Hospital and Health System M&A in Review Financial distress emerged as a key factor in hospital and health system M&A in 2023, with 28% of announced transactions involving a financially distressed partner. This is almost double the percentage of transactions in which financial distress was cited as a factor in 2022. Research Report M&A Quarterly Activity Report: Q3 2023 With 18 announced transactions, Q3 2023 continued the momentum in activity we have seen throughout the year. A high percentage of financially distressed organizations in this quarter’s transactions reflected the impact of challenging operational and financial headwinds. Research Report Summer 2023 Kaufman Hall Report: Strategic Alternatives for Health System Outreach Laboratories The latest Kaufman Hall Report includes an inside look at the strategic alternatives for health system outreach laboratories—and key challenges and opportunities for health systems. Research Report M&A Quarterly Activity Report: Q1 2023 Hospital and Health System Transactions In the final quarter of 2022, we noted an uptick in transaction activity with 17 announced transactions. That activity level was almost matched... Research Report 2022 M&A in Review: Regaining Momentum With 17 announced transactions, the fourth quarter of 2022 was one of the most active quarters we have seen since the COVID-19 pandemic began near the end of Q1 2020. Four of the 17... Research Report M&A Quarterly Activity Report: Q3 2022 M&A activity between hospitals and health systems in Q3 2022 remained low, with 10 announced transactions, but comparable to slower activity in Q3 2021, which had seven announced... Research Report Post-Pandemic Partnership Strategies The pandemic has both accelerated and intensified the pressures hospitals and health systems face. Organizations that focus on “no regrets” decision-making will help ensure their viability in the short term and their options in the long term. Research Report M&A Quarterly Activity Report: Q2 2022 M&A activity between hospitals and health systems in the second quarter of 2022 returned to both trendlines we have been tracking since the pandemic began. First, the number of... Research Report 2021 M&A in Review: A New Phase in Healthcare Partnerships Throughout 2021, there was one consistent trend in partnership, merger, and acquisition transactions between hospitals and health systems: the number of transactions was down, but the... Research Report 2021 State of Consumerism in Healthcare Survey: Regaining Momentum Momentum for meeting the changing needs of healthcare consumers has stalled in 2021, according to the sixth annual Kaufman Hall State of Consumerism in Healthcare Survey. Research Report
M&A Quarterly Activity Report: Q1 2024 The 20 transactions announced in Q1 2024 continued a steady climb out of the slowdown in activity experienced during the Covid pandemic, significantly exceeding the number of transactions announced in Q1 of 2021, 2022, and 2023. Research Report
2023 Hospital and Health System M&A in Review Financial distress emerged as a key factor in hospital and health system M&A in 2023, with 28% of announced transactions involving a financially distressed partner. This is almost double the percentage of transactions in which financial distress was cited as a factor in 2022. Research Report
M&A Quarterly Activity Report: Q3 2023 With 18 announced transactions, Q3 2023 continued the momentum in activity we have seen throughout the year. A high percentage of financially distressed organizations in this quarter’s transactions reflected the impact of challenging operational and financial headwinds. Research Report
Summer 2023 Kaufman Hall Report: Strategic Alternatives for Health System Outreach Laboratories The latest Kaufman Hall Report includes an inside look at the strategic alternatives for health system outreach laboratories—and key challenges and opportunities for health systems. Research Report
M&A Quarterly Activity Report: Q1 2023 Hospital and Health System Transactions In the final quarter of 2022, we noted an uptick in transaction activity with 17 announced transactions. That activity level was almost matched... Research Report
2022 M&A in Review: Regaining Momentum With 17 announced transactions, the fourth quarter of 2022 was one of the most active quarters we have seen since the COVID-19 pandemic began near the end of Q1 2020. Four of the 17... Research Report
M&A Quarterly Activity Report: Q3 2022 M&A activity between hospitals and health systems in Q3 2022 remained low, with 10 announced transactions, but comparable to slower activity in Q3 2021, which had seven announced... Research Report
Post-Pandemic Partnership Strategies The pandemic has both accelerated and intensified the pressures hospitals and health systems face. Organizations that focus on “no regrets” decision-making will help ensure their viability in the short term and their options in the long term. Research Report
M&A Quarterly Activity Report: Q2 2022 M&A activity between hospitals and health systems in the second quarter of 2022 returned to both trendlines we have been tracking since the pandemic began. First, the number of... Research Report
2021 M&A in Review: A New Phase in Healthcare Partnerships Throughout 2021, there was one consistent trend in partnership, merger, and acquisition transactions between hospitals and health systems: the number of transactions was down, but the... Research Report
2021 State of Consumerism in Healthcare Survey: Regaining Momentum Momentum for meeting the changing needs of healthcare consumers has stalled in 2021, according to the sixth annual Kaufman Hall State of Consumerism in Healthcare Survey. Research Report