• Ardent Health agreed to acquire Boone Health, a nonprofit health system based in Columbia, Missouri, for $47 million in cash.
• The acquisition includes 392-bed Boone Hospital Center and 19 care sites, with closing expected in the first quarter of 2027.
• A $200 million capital commitment over 10 years will fund improvements, with emergency department expansion and operating room modernization among near-term priorities.
• Integration synergies are expected to reach at least $30 million in year three.
• The transaction is expected to be modestly accretive to adjusted EBITDA in year one, rising to 6-8% accretion in year three.

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