From West Virginia University Health System acquiring a Pennsylvania system to Sanford Health acquiring North Memorial Health, here are 38 hospital mergers and acquisitions completed in 2026:
1. York (Maine) Hospital officially joined Portland-based MaineHealth Oct. 1. The hospital became part of MaineHealth’s Southern region. The hospital signed a letter of intent in October 2025 to join the system, citing an increasingly challenging healthcare landscape. The 79-bed hospital said at the time that rising labor costs, escalating pharmaceutical and supply expenses, and increasing payer denials forced it to “review its options regarding its future.” The then-independent hospital also said it did not qualify for federal safety-net programs such as the critical access hospital designation and the 340B drug pricing program.
2. Orlando (Fla.) Health on Oct. 1 acquired Anniston, Ala.-based RMC Health System’s 375-bed hospital, outpatient facilities and specialty practices. The hospital joined Orlando Health’s Baptist Health system as Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital. The acquired operations include nearly 2,000 employees and 200 physicians across a range of specialties. Orlando Health said it will invest “significant resources” over the next five years to enhance Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital’s facilities, equipment and technology.
3. Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health acquired Goshen (Ind.) Health’s 105-bed acute care hospital and network of primary and specialty care physicians on Oct. 1. Under the acquisition, Parkview Goshen Hospital will have access to Parkview’s additional resources, technology and expertise to support continued growth and long-term sustainability. Approximately 2,000 Goshen Health employees and providers will integrate with Parkview’s systems and infrastructure in the coming months.
4. Tampa, Fla.-based Tampa General Hospital took over operations of 49-bed DeSoto Memorial Hospital in Arcadia, Fla., on Oct. 1, renaming it TGH DeSoto. Tampa General shared plans to take over the hospital in early November 2025. Tampa General committed to investing at least $45 million in the rural facility. Tampa General’s 49-year lease with the DeSoto County Hospital District is $10 per year and includes a purchase option.
5. Morgantown, W.Va.-based West Virginia University Health System closed its acquisition of Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System Oct. 1. WVU Health System plans to invest $800 million in the five-hospital system with nearly 7,000 employees and 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers. The investment will cover an electronic medical record system, facility upgrades and expansions, and expanded clinical capabilities. It will also strengthen coordinated population health strategies through WVU Health System’s affiliated health insurance organization, Peak Health.
6. Pittsburgh-based UPMC completed its acquisition of Steubenville, Ohio-based Trinity Health System from Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health on Oct. 1. The deal marks UPMC’s first move into the Ohio market. The transaction includes Trinity West and Trinity East in Steubenville; Trinity Twin City Medical Center in Dennison, Ohio; Trinity St. Clairsville (Ohio) Neighborhood Hospital; and all associated clinics and care sites.
7. Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health became the majority owner of Idaho Falls Community Hospital and Mountain View Hospital, both in Idaho Falls, Idaho after acquiring Surgery Partners’ ownership stake in the facilities on Sept. 17. The facilities will keep their current brands and remain locally managed by existing leadership teams and physicians, according to the health system. Physician ownership of Mountain View Hospital will remain unchanged under the new structure.
8. Chesterfield, Mo.-based American Medical Administrators took over Marshall, Mo.-based John Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital after a U.S. bankruptcy court approved the transaction, AMA confirmed Sept. 9. The deal includes the hospital, a skilled nursing facility and Fitzgibbon-operated rural health clinics. It closed days after Fitzgibbon sued AMA and its planned co-buyer, Strawberry Fields, alleging they backed out of a court-approved $10.5 million sale shortly before its scheduled Aug. 14 closing. AMA told Becker’s the lawsuit has been resolved. Fitzgibbon filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April.
9. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare sold Dominion Hospital, a behavioral health facility in Falls Church, Va., to Woodmere, N.Y.-based Hill Valley Healthcare for $25 million, an HCA spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s on Sept. 2. The company approached HCA as part of its interest in making additional investments in Virginia. Dominion Hospital is a freestanding behavioral health hospital serving children, adolescents and adults. It offers inpatient and outpatient services, including programs focused on eating disorders and trauma.
10. Salem (Ore.) Health Hospitals & Clinics completed its affiliation with Stayton, Ore.-based Santiam Hospital and Clinics on Sept. 1. The affiliation received approval in August from the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Justice. Both parties initially submitted the transaction for review in April through Oregon’s Health Care Market Oversight program, but withdrew the filing July 3, which ended the agency’s comprehensive review, and submitted a request for an emergency exemption that same day. Under the affiliation, Santiam employees will become Salem Health staff, with Salem Health investing millions into improvements on healthcare infrastructure at Santiam Health.
11. Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio, was acquired by Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System on Sept. 1. The two parties signed a nonbinding letter of intent June 1 to explore a formal partnership after Columbus-based OhioHealth’s planned acquisition of Fairfield fell through. OhioHealth initially shared plans to acquire Fairfield in November 2025 after the two organizations signed a nonbinding agreement in fall 2024. After Adena completed the acquisition, the Federal Trade Commission said it helped steer Fairfield Medical toward the system. The FTC said a previous staff investigation into OhioHealth’s proposed acquisition of the hospital highlighted “serious competitive concerns,” including the risk of raising costs and reducing care quality for Ohioans. The investigation, which coordinated closely with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, also raised concerns about Fairfield Medical’s thoroughness in identifying potential buyers. FTC staff encouraged the hospital to find alternative buyers in light of those concerns.
12. Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health finalized its partnership with Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health on Sept. 1. North Memorial is now part of Sanford Health and will serve as the anchor of a new Twin Cities care delivery region. North Memorial CEO Trevor Sawallish will lead the region alongside his leadership team and a local board of directors. As part of commitments made following review by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, Sanford plans to invest about $100 million in Robbinsdale Hospital to address deferred maintenance, upgrade facilities and equipment and support ongoing operations.
13. Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health acquired Grafton (W.Va.) City Hospital on Sept. 1. The hospital will be renamed Vandalia Health Grafton Hospital. Vandalia is investing $5 million in infrastructure and clinical services, building on a previous $1.5 million investment in Grafton, to prepare the hospital for the 2028 rollout of the system’s Epic EHR, which will include Grafton Hospital and create a single medical record across all system facilities.
14. Real estate investment firm The Landes Group completed its acquisition of Bryant, Ark.-based Encore Medical Center on Aug. 25 and finalized a long-term lease agreement with University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health, which will operate the hospital. The Landes Group said the lease allows UAMS to bring the 53-bed hospital into its system without the upfront investment of a direct purchase.
15. Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System on Aug. 10 completed its acquisition of Mountain Lakes Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Clayton, Ga. The hospital is now Wellstar Mountain Lakes Medical Center and the 12th hospital in the system. Wellstar is taking a phased approach to integration and said in June that it intends to retain Mountain Lakes’ current employees.
16. Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center acquired Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital on Aug. 1. The two parties signed a letter of intent in early March to explore the potential takeover. The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning board of trustees then voted in late June for UMMC to take over Greenwood Leflore, which sought Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection April 15. UMMC received bankruptcy court approval July 17 to take over the hospital, which has been renamed UMMC Greenwood.
17. Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health acquired Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center on July 12. With the close of the acquisition, the 25-bed facility was rebranded as Baptist Health Medical Center-Magnolia. Magnolia became Baptist Health’s 14th hospital and the second acquired in less than one month.
18. Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network finalized an affiliation agreement July 1 to acquire Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System, bringing the system’s footprint to 16 hospitals. The deal brings Heritage Valley Health System’s two hospitals, 36 physician offices, seven multispecialty outpatient “neighborhood” facilities, 3,000 employees and several other services under AHN’s network.
19. Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based Select Medical was acquired June 30 for $3.9 billion by a consortium led by its co-founder and executive chairman Robert Ortenzio. With the close of the acquisition, Select Medical has become a privately held company. As of March 31, Select Medical operated 103 critical illness recovery hospitals in 28 states; 41 rehabilitation hospitals in 15 states; and 1,912 outpatient rehabilitation clinics in 37 states and Washington, D.C.
20. Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health on June 14 acquired South Arkansas Regional Hospital in El Dorado, expanding its footprint to 13 hospitals. The hospital, renamed Baptist Health Medical Center-El Dorado, employs about 400 staff members and provides inpatient and outpatient services, including cardiology, orthopedics, obstetrics and emergency care.
21. Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health completed its acquisition of eight community hospitals from Louisville, Ky.-based ScionHealth on June 2. The hospitals span six states: Idaho, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin. ScionHealth said the sale concentrates its operations on specialty hospital services, leaving a smaller community hospital presence in select markets. The company operates more than 60 long-term acute care hospitals.
22. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health completed its acquisition June 1 of Danbury, N.C.-based Community Hospital of Stokes, a 53-bed critical access hospital. The Stokes County (N.C.) Board of Commissioners selected Novant on March 23 as the hospital’s future healthcare provider. Novant Health already had an existing presence in Stokes County, including multiple primary and specialty care clinics.
23. Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems sold four Arkansas hospitals and associated outpatient centers and practices June 1 to Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System for $110 million. The hospitals are part of CHS subsidiary Springdale, Ark.-based Northwest Health. The sale marks CHS’ exit from the Arkansas market.
24. Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare completed its acquisition of Franciscan Health Olympia Fields (Ill.) on May 8. Olympia Fields, a 214-bed hospital, is Prime’s ninth in Illinois and 55th overall. In March 2025, the health system acquired eight Illinois facilities from St. Louis-based Ascension. Prime said that in the first year of ownership, it invested more than $104 million in the eight hospitals to enhance clinical care and operations, modernize infrastructure and expand service lines.
25. Irving, Texas-based Christus Health took over operations May 1 at Mount Pleasant, Texas-based Titus Regional Medical Center, and renamed it Christus Health – Mount Pleasant Hospital. The acquisition of the 174-bed hospital is part of Christus Health’s broader expansion in the area. The system opened the Christus Health Mount Pleasant Emergency Care Center Feb. 9, a $33 million, 36,000-square-foot facility that also houses a multispecialty clinic, which opened April 13, and houses cardiology, gastroenterology, primary care, pulmonology, urology and more services.
26. Quorum Health sold Scenic Mountain Medical Center to San Angelo, Texas-based Shannon Health System. The deal comes after Shannon bought West Texas Medical Plaza in 2024, where Scenic Mountain Medical Group is located. The acquisition sees Shannon Health System grow to four hospitals, 25 clinic locations and more than 400 providers in West Texas.
27. CHS on April 1 sold Crestwood Medical Center — a 180-bed hospital in Huntsville, Ala. — to Huntsville Hospital Health System for $459 million. Crestwood will continue operating under its name and identity, including its colors and logo. The health system said that there are no planned changes to services or operations.
28. Shuttered Springfield (Pa.) Hospital was purchased by KQT Aikens Partners for $1 million March 11, making it the last of Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health’s four facilities to be sold. Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, Crozer Health’s parent company, also sold its Ridley Park, Pa.-based shuttered Taylor Hospital to KQT for $1 million in September 2025. Todd Strine, CFO and owner of KQT, said the company’s goal is to bring both Springfield and Taylor hospitals “back to life.”
29. The Centurion Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization, completed its long-awaited acquisition of Providence, R.I.-based Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital from Prospect Medical Holdings, marking the end of a multiyear process involving regulatory reviews and financial negotiations. The March 6 transaction establishes a new nonprofit system, CharterCARE Health of Rhode Island, which will oversee the hospitals and related assets. The deal was financed with $101 million in private bonds, along with an $18 million supplemental reserve fund created with support from state officials.
30. Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru acquired CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake (N.D.) — a 25-bed critical access hospital — from Chicago-based CommonSpirit on March 1. The hospital is now known as Altru Hospital Devils Lake.
31. Paragould-based Arkansas Methodist Medical Center on Feb. 28 merged with Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care, becoming Baptist’s 25th hospital and third in Arkansas. All of Arkansas Methodist’s assets — including the 191-bed hospital, 91-bed assisted living facility and eight medical clinics — transferred to Baptist following completion of the merger. Arkansas Methodist’s more than 500 employees transitioned to Baptist.
32. Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health completed its acquisition of Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital from bankrupt Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings on March 1, establishing the UConn Health Community Network. The UConn Health Community Network is a nonprofit entity created to support and strengthen community hospitals by connecting them with patient care expertise, research, education and innovation of the state’s only public academic medical center.
33. Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare’s nonprofit public charity, Prime Healthcare Foundation, acquired Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare on Feb. 16. The transaction comprises Lewiston-based Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton (Maine) Hospital, Rumford Hospital, Rumford (Maine) Community Home, Auburn, Maine-based Bolster Heights Residential Care, Lewiston-based Maine College of Health Professions, Lewiston-based CMH Cancer Care Center, and more than 40 physician practices.
34. Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems completed the sale of its 80% ownership interest in Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville Hospital and the freestanding emergency room Tennova ER-Sango operations to Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health for $623 million. Vanderbilt has held a 20% minority stake in the hospital since 2021.
35. CHS completed the sale of its three Pennsylvania hospitals to newly formed nonprofit Tenor Health Foundation for $33 million plus a $15 million promissory note from the buyer. Under the deal, Tenor acquired Regional Hospital of Scranton (186 beds), Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton (122 beds) and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital (369 beds). With the sale, CHS exited Pennsylvania.
36. Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare completed its $86.1 million acquisition of Manchester (Conn.) Memorial Hospital from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings Jan. 1. Under the acquisition, Hartford agreed to invest around $225.7 million over the next three years to “improve care and services across the region.”
37. Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital became a campus of UMass Memorial Medical Center Jan. 1. The 79-bed hospital was renamed UMass Memorial Medical Center–Marlborough Campus. The current teams at Marlborough Hospital will continue to provide care to patients. The hospital will also receive an expanded emergency department, a new outpatient clinic, and an advanced spectral CT scanner and enhanced cancer treatment services.
38. Rockford, Ill.-based Mercyhealth acquired Freeport, Ill.-based FHN, a 100-bed hospital with eight outpatient facilities, effective Jan. 1. Under the affiliation, FHN underwent leadership transitions, including exits by its president and CEO Mark Gridley; chief human resources director Len Carter; CFO Mike Clark; and executive vice president, chief nursing officer and COO Kathy Martinez, BSN, RN.
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