Lee Health has entered into a long-term partnership with Florida Heart Associates, a highly respected independent cardiology practice serving Southwest Florida. With this acquisition, Lee Health sustains its leadership as the largest and most comprehensive cardiology program in Southwest Florida.

CHICAGO – April 9 th, 2026 – Hospitals and health systems were involved in 22 announced M&A transactions in the first quarter of 2026—the highest level of Q1 M&A activity since 2020...

Hospitals’ financial performance in 2026 was off to a slow start in January, with rising expenses, increases in bad debt, and lower patient volume contributing to lower revenues, according to the most recent National Hospital Flash Report from Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company.

According to the latest National Hospital Flash Report from Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company, hospital operating margins remained stable in December with the adjusted year-to-date operating margin closing out 2025 at 1.3%, while the latest quarterly Physician Flash Report shows providers are working more but compensation and reimbursement are not keeping pace.

CHICAGO – January 15th, 2026 – A total of 46 hospital and health system transactions were announced in 2025, a decrease from 2024, according to the latest analysis from Kaufman Hall, a...

GANADO, Ariz. – December 10 th, 2025 – Sage Memorial Hospital has been named the overall 2025 Deal of the Year by The Bond Buyer, the municipal finance industry’s highest honor. The...

CHICAGO – December 10 th, 2025 – Non-labor expense increases, workforce retention and optimization, and payer reimbursement pressures are some of the key challenges faced by hospitals...

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the median investment a medical group makes—or subsidy—per provider has plateaued, according to the quarterly Physician Flash Report from Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company.

CHICAGO – October 14 th, 2025 – Mergers and acquisitions for hospitals and health systems in the third quarter of 2025 rose to 15 announced transactions, according to the latest...

Renown Health and Kaiser Permanente have announced their agreement to jointly own a health plan (“Kaiser Permanente Nevada”) and a new outpatient care delivery system that will bring Kaiser Permanente to northern Nevada beginning in 2026.

Hospital financial and operational performance is generally stable but could be threatened by growth in the cost of expenses outpacing growth in revenues, according to the most recent National Hospital Flash Report from Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company.

Physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) are doing more work than ever before, according to the quarterly Physician Flash Report from Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company.