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The number of hospital and health system M&A transactions was down in 2021, but the size of transactions was up significantly, with the largest percentage of announced “mega merger” transactions in the last six years.

Kaufman Hall managing directors Courtney Midanek and Dawn Samaris discuss how health systems are trying to play a more holistic role in meeting behavioral health needs in their communities, and how a partnership strategy can help them achieve their goals.

Read the Fall 2021 Kaufman Hall Report for highlights from the HLC 2021 conference and key findings from the 2021 Healthcare Consumerism Survey.

Partnerships, affiliations, mergers, and acquisitions have been—and will continue to be—an essential tool for hospitals and health systems as they have worked to build integrated health systems that can respond and adapt to a rapidly changing healthcare landscape.

Transaction volume for hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions was lower in Q3 2021 compared with pre-pandemic levels, but average seller size by revenue and total transacted revenue remain high.

The aggressive growth plans of physician practice disruptors mean that competitive dynamics might change—and change quickly—in many local markets. Learn how independent physician groups and health systems can respond.

Merger and acquisition activity for the second quarter of 2021 included 14 transactions. At $8.5 billion, total transacted revenue for Q2 remains high, as health systems focus less on acquisitions of smaller independent hospitals and more on regional partnerships with systems in new markets.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the U.S. was already facing a behavioral health crisis. Since the pandemic began last year, the magnitude of that crisis has grown.

C-suite leaders discuss some of the disruptors that hospitals and health systems face as the industry grapples with the effects of the pandemic and strategies to evolve and address the challenges ahead.

A focus on resiliency requires blending vertical and horizontal perspectives on components of an organization’s portfolio of clinical services and strategic initiatives.

One year ago, Q1 2020 was closing with an emerging awareness of the pandemic that was about occur. The quarter ended with a relatively high number of announced transactions, but with very few large transactions, leaving average seller size by revenue at just $172 million for the quarter.

2020 was off to a strong start in hospital merger and acquisition activity, with the number of announced transactions in Q1 among the highest seen in the past four years. Then the COVID...