Health System Transaction Experts

Our Experience

When outcomes matter, experience matters.

Juniper Advisory helps clients evaluate and complete partnership transactions. We measure success by the outcomes we realize for our clients. We understand partnerships are more than just financial transactions. We are dedicated to prioritizing your customized objectives.  These often include retaining strong local input, staff development, preserving and growing services, and growing community engagement.  Clients trust Juniper to navigate the complexities of this transformative journey, ensuring a future where your hospital thrives.

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What Our Clients are Saying

"As part of MercyOne, Genesis will be able to leverage the skill, talent and scale of national and regional resources while retaining our local leadership and focus. We will deepen our commitment to quality, safety and patient experience and strengthen our workforce retention and recruitment efforts. By joining MercyOne, Genesis will continue our ability to grow, thrive and deliver more integrated care in the region."

- Doug Cropper, CEO, Genesis Health System

"Our primary goal in this process has been to preserve MMC as a viable health care provider in this location for future generations. That is our key responsibility at a board. After a thorough evaluation, we believe that joining Spectrum Health is the best possible solution for the communities and people we serve, as well as for our doctors and staff."

- Al Deering, Board Chair, Memorial Medical Center

"The best practices that they are bringing forth are improving our entire organization. In the near future, our system is eager to bring additional services and products to serve the community, such as virtual care, a 24-hour nurse line and a continued commitment to improving our patient's health care experience."

- Kevin Vermeer, UnityPoint Health

Meet our committed team of experts.

We have dedicated our careers to bringing the high level of expertise and care demanded in for-profit transactions to our not-for-profit clients. We understand our clients, their motivations in considering partnerships and, most of all, how to help them meet their objectives. Whether it is maintaining services, expanding access, protecting employees or other considerations, our expertise is in maximizing objectives to achieve superior outcomes.

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Marshfield Clinic Health System and Sanford Health Announce Definitive Agreement to Form a Premier Rural Health System

October 23, 2024 | News & Events

Transaction Announcement Sanford Health, headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Marshfield Clinic Health System, a physician-led integrated health system serving rural Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, announced the signing...

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Lawrence General Hospital Expands Community Care with Acquisition of Steward Health Care’s Holy Family Hospitals

October 1, 2024 | News & Events

Transaction Announcement Lawrence General Hospital (LGH), a prominent non-profit safety net hospital with a nearly 150-year legacy serving the Merrimack Valley community, has successfully acquired Holy Family Hospitals (HFH) located...

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Why a health system’s growth strategy should include a build-versus-buy analysis

October 1, 2024 | Publications

What’s driving health systems’ growth strategies in 2024? A build-versus-buy analysis is now essential as health systems navigate escalating construction costs and tighter capital markets. In the latest edition of...

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has acquired former facilities of Steward Health Care
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has acquired former facilities of Steward Health Care

Lawrence General Hospital Expands Community Care with Acquisition of Steward Health Care’s Holy Family Hospitals

October 1, 2024

Transaction Involving: Non-profit 501(c)3

Assignment: Buy-Side

Lawrence General Hospital has acquired both Holy Family Hospital campuses in Methuen and Haverhill, MA. These are former facilities of Steward Health Care. We advised Lawrence General Hospital on this transaction.

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has joined We advised Liberty Hospital on this transaction.
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has joined We advised Liberty Hospital on this transaction.

Liberty Hospital joins The University of Kansas Health System

July 1, 2024

Transaction Involving: Academic Local Government

Transaction Type: Member Substitution

Assignment: Sell-Side

Liberty Hospital has joined The University of Kansas Health System. We advised Liberty Hospital on this transaction.

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have combined to form We advised on this consolidation transaction.
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have combined to form We advised on this consolidation transaction.

Affiliates of United Healthcare Partners have combined to form Aspire Health

January 17, 2024

Transaction Involving: Non-profit 501(c)3

Transaction Type: Consolidation

Assignment: Advisory

Hills & Dales Healthcare, Marlette Regional Hospital, and Deckerville Community Hospital, affiliates of United Healthcare Partners, have combined to form Aspire Health. We advised on this consolidation transaction.

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has sold to We advised Quorum Health Corporation on this transaction.
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has sold to We advised Quorum Health Corporation on this transaction.

Java Medical Group has acquired Fannin Regional Hospital from Quorum Health

July 3, 2023

Transaction Involving: Investor-owned

Transaction Type: Asset Purchase

Assignment: Sell-Side

Java Medical Group has acquired Fannin Regional Hospital from Quorum Health. We advised Quorum Health Corporation on this transaction.

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has joined We advised Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center on this transaction.
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has joined We advised Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center on this transaction.

Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center has joined CHRISTUS Health

July 1, 2023

Transaction Involving: Faith-Based Non-profit 501(c)3

Transaction Type: Member Substitution

Assignment: Sell-Side

Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center has joined CHRISTUS Health. We advised Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center on this transaction.

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has joined We advised Mid-Columbia Medical Center on this transaction.
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has joined We advised Mid-Columbia Medical Center on this transaction.

Mid-Columbia Medical Center has joined Adventist Health

June 1, 2023

Transaction Involving: Faith-Based Non-profit 501(c)3

Transaction Type: Member Substitution

Assignment: Sell-Side

Mid-Columbia Medical Center has joined Adventist Health. We advised Mid-Columbia Medical Center on this transaction.

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has joined a member of We advised Genesis Health System on this transaction.
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has joined a member of We advised Genesis Health System on this transaction.

Genesis Health System has joined MercyOne

March 3, 2023

Transaction Involving: Faith-Based Non-profit 501(c)3

Transaction Type: Member Substitution

Assignment: Sell-Side

Genesis Health System has joined MercyOne. We advised Genesis Health System on this transaction.

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has joined We advised Olathe Health on this transaction.
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has joined We advised Olathe Health on this transaction.

Olathe Health has joined The University of Kansas Health System

January 5, 2023

Transaction Involving: Academic Non-profit 501(c)3

Transaction Type: Member Substitution

Assignment: Sell-Side

Olathe Health has joined The University of Kansas Health System. We advised Olathe Health on this transaction.

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in partnership with has acquired three hospitals from We advised LCMC Health on this transaction.
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in partnership with has acquired three hospitals from We advised LCMC Health on this transaction.

LCMC Health has acquired three hospitals from a partnership between HCA and Tulane

January 1, 2023

Transaction Involving: Academic Non-profit 501(c)3

Transaction Type: Asset Purchase

Assignment: Buy-Side

LCMC Health has acquired three hospitals from a partnership between HCA Healthcare and Tulane University. We advised LCMC Health on this transaction.

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has merged to join We advised University of the Sciences on this transaction.
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has merged to join We advised University of the Sciences on this transaction.

University of the Sciences has joined St. Joseph’s University

June 1, 2022

Transaction Involving: Academic Non-profit 501(c)3

Transaction Type: Member Substitution

Assignment: Sell-Side

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA has joined St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA. We advised University of the Sciences on this transaction.

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has sold its 50% interest in to We advised Temple University on this transaction.
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has sold its 50% interest in to We advised Temple University on this transaction.

Jefferson Health has purchased interest in Health Partners Plan from Temple University

November 1, 2021

Transaction Involving: Academic

Transaction Type: Purchased Interest

Assignment: Sell-Side

Temple University in Philadelphia has divested its 50% ownership stake in Health Partners Plans (HPP) to Jefferson Health. HPP is a non-profit hospital-owned Medicare and Medicaid Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) covering 290,000 lives in Eastern-Pennsylvania. The transaction was valued at $305 million. We advised Temple University on this transaction.

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has joined We advised National Health Investors, Inc. on this transaction.
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has joined We advised National Health Investors, Inc. on this transaction.

Kentucky River Medical Center has been acquired by Quorum Health

November 4, 2021

Transaction Involving: Investor-owned

Transaction Type: Asset Purchase

Assignment: Sell-Side

National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI), a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has divested Kentucky River Medical Center in Jackson, KY to Quorum Health. This was NHI’s sole acute care hospital, and the transaction reflects a portfolio management strategy to focus on core business operations. We advised National Health Investors, Inc. on this transaction.

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evaluates growth opportunities We advised both Natividad and the County on this project
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evaluates growth opportunities We advised both Natividad and the County on this project

Monterey County’s Natividad Medical Center explores strategic growth opportunities

July 1, 2021

Transaction Involving: Local Government Non-profit 501(c)3

Transaction Type: Strategic Advisory

Assignment: Advisory

Monterey County’s Natividad Medical center explores strategic growth opportunities in an aim to bridge health inequity. We advised both Natividad and the County on this project.

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has merged to join We advised Illinois Valley on this transaction.
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has merged to join We advised Illinois Valley on this transaction.

Illinois Valley Community Hospital has joined St. Margaret’s Health

January 4, 2021

Transaction Involving: Faith-Based Non-profit 501(c)3

Transaction Type: Member Substitution

Assignment: Sell-Side

Illinois Valley Community Hospital has joined St. Margaret’s Health, a member of SMP Health System. We advised Illinois Valley on this transaction.

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announced acquisition, did not close We advised Beaumont Health on this transaction.
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announced acquisition, did not close We advised Beaumont Health on this transaction.

Beaumont Health announced acquisition of Summa Health

September 1, 2020

Transaction Involving: Non-profit 501(c)3

Transaction Type: Advisory

Assignment: Buy-Side

Beaumont Health announced the acquisition of Summa Health but did not close. We advised Beaumont Health on this transaction.

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Our Approach & Services

Our job is to help clients identify partnership opportunities and evaluate whether a transaction will better position the organization to meet its mission. Our track record is unrivaled in helping clients realize their missions.

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Hospital M&A

Our team is recognized for having adapted corporate merger and acquisition practices and discipline for the not-for-profit hospital industry. We have worked with all types of nonprofit hospital owners including...

Partnerships & Affiliations

Transactions where no ownership has changed include Joint Operating Agreements, Management Agreements, clinical affiliations (both operational and contracting), purchasing groups, information technology consortiums, back-office partnerships and many other forms of...

Independence Assessments

We focus on empowering hospitals and boards with the knowledge and insights necessary for making informed decisions based on real world input.  A little over half of our clients decide...

Joint Ventures

Juniper leads the industry in the use of joint ventures to create value, improve quality and increase access. We have achieved many “first-in-industry” joint ventures for our clients and are...

Non-Acute Services

We have significant experience with managed care plans, behavioral health, physician groups, senior living, intellectual and developmental disability services, ambulatory surgery centers, medical office buildings, dialysis, and numerous other areas....

Higher Education

The higher education industry is facing unprecedented stress with emerging signs of a restructuring. Juniper helps our clients assess their situations within this changing environment and position themselves for success...

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