Premier Health Partners has acquired Dayton, Ohio-based Digestive Specialists, according to a notice posted on the website of law firm Jones Day, who advised Premier on the acquisition.
Dayton-based Premier Health is a nonprofit academic health system serving Southwest Ohio.
The transaction fits a well-documented pattern of accelerating consolidation. Between 2019 and 2023, the share of physician practices owned by hospitals, health systems, or other corporate entities jumped from 39% to 59%, while physician employment by these entities rose from 62% to 78%, according to a December 2025 report from the Progressive Policy Institute.
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