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.