Hospitals and health systems have kicked off the calendar year with a flurry of merger and acquisition deals reflecting several different strategic trends driving providers in 2024. Twenty transactions were unveiled in the first quarter, marking the highest volume of dealmaking Kaufman Hall’s seen within the sector since 2020, according to a report from the healthcare consulting firm released Thursday. The deals involved organizations of varying sizes and types, the firm wrote, and appeared motivated by a combination of new and old health system trends — for instance, smaller community systems flocking to larger organizations with stable finances, or portfolio realignments among for-profit and non-profit systems alike.
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