New jobs report indicates healthcare’s importance, Kaiser/Renown deal, lower Covid death rates

Sustained momentum in lab transactions is being driven by national lab operators’ desire to build scale and health systems’ recognition that divestiture of their lab business could free up capital to fund other core operations. This article provides key considerations in evaluating a potential lab transaction.

Kris Blohm, Managing Director, Practice Co-Leader, Mergers & Acquisitions, Kaufman Hall, and Courtney Midanek, Managing Director, Practice Co-Leader, Mergers & Acquisitions, Kaufman...

This episode features Kris Blohm and Courtney Midanek, Managing Directors and Co-Practice Leads for Mergers and Acquisitions at Kaufman Hall, as they explore how health systems can use a holistic, data-driven approach to assess operations, optimize service lines, and drive long-term success.

Forward-looking healthcare systems aren’t waiting for conditions to stabilize. They are moving deliberately toward strategic partnerships that position them for long-term relevance and resilience.

Q2 2025 showed a modest uptick in hospital and health system M&A activity over Q1, with eight transactions announced. Partnerships and affiliations in other areas – including rural healthcare and ambulatory services – remains robust.