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Apr 24 2018

Fresenius is selling its Sound Medical division, which provides emergency and critical care physician and other services, for $2.15 billion euros.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fresenius-care-m-a/fresenius-medical-sells-u-s-sound-inpatient-for-2-15-billion-idUSKBN1HS0F3
Apr 23 2018

Kyruus has attracted $10 million in new financing to support its scheduling and appointment related software and app.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/04/kyruus-brings-in-10m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62280775&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_77Cf9C7A0EF5B_fMotU5iuU67CaD0I1wce1gAUtu4a2i__xPp9W3KNWP33i6nUHsadxwIXz2zU2-fgheNbwXzrXESXd5wpBNCH3MLWOvCo_UEfL4&_hsmi=62280775&rf=1
Apr 23 2018

Humana and two PE firms are buying Curo Health, which operates hospices, for about $1.4 billion.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/04/humana-tpg-welsh-carson-buy-curo-health-1-4-bln/
Apr 23 2018

Contessa, which offers care in patients home, including care for acute conditions typically treated in the hospital, has raised an undisclosed amount of additional capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/04/contessa-health-raises-funding/
Apr 19 2018

Two PE firms are doubling, no, wait, make that tripling, down by buying Triplefin, which provides patient support services for drug companies.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/04/water-street-jll-acquire-triplefin/
Apr 19 2018

Don't cross the RubiconMD, as the firm that uses technology to connect primary care doctors with specialists raises $13.8 million in a new capital round.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/04/healthcare-consultancy-rubiconmd-raises-13-8-mln/
Apr 18 2018

Parsley Health (whatever happened to rosemary, sage and thyme?) has raised a spicy $10 million in financing for its primary care business, which really sounds more like wellness, or maybe its a digital health app, or who knows, and I am not sure the company does either.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/04/parsley-health-raises-10-mln/
Apr 18 2018

Wellness and disease management vendor Livongo, which just raised a large round of funding, is acquiring Retrofit, which provides a weight and diabetes management service.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/04/livongos-latest-acquisition-adds-personalized-weight-management-diabetes-prevention-business/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62187569&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Xzhp66i1Ux8f5J7hOcYapXLcDKbZ7P3Cr7blXa1uLFfJ52qQnmDKImb20GO-Yai00Q98to7ntxl87yrANHC8r9Rx5soQgS1B74HNe72FpYred2tc&_hsmi=62187569&rf=1
Apr 16 2018

Vineti has added $33.5 million in new funding for its software that supports cell therapies.

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/16/1471912/0/en/Vineti-Completes-33-5-Million-in-Series-B-Financing-to-Accelerate-Patient-Access-to-Cell-and-Gene-Therapies.html
Apr 16 2018

LetsGetChecked, which does at home lab tests, has gathered an undisclosed amount of financing, including from UnitedHealth's Optum arm.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/payer-issues/unitedhealth-s-optum-throws-support-behind-at-home-lab-test-startup-in-12m-funding-round.html
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