WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rennova Health, Inc. (OTC: RNVA), (OTC: RNVAW) (“Rennova” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated provider of industry-leading diagnostics and supportive software solutions to healthcare providers, that acquired its second hospital in Jamestown, Tenn. on June 1, 2018, announced today that it has entered into a new definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire an acute care hospital in Jellico, Tenn. and CarePlus Center in Williamsburg, Ky., an outpatient clinic offering primary care, diagnostic imaging and laboratory services. The hospital known as Jellico Community Hospital and its associated assets are being acquired from Jellico Community Hospital, Inc. and CarePlus Rural Health Clinic, LLC. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.

Jellico Community Hospital is a fully operational 54-bed acute care facility that offers comprehensive services, including diagnostic imaging, radiology, surgery (general, gynecological and vascular), nuclear medicine, wound care and hyperbaric medicine, intensive care, emergency care, and physical therapy.

Jellico Community Hospital is accredited by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) and the lab within the hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission and is committed to high standards of excellence. In 2015, Jellico Community Hospital was one of 251 hospitals out of 3,500 across the country to receive a “5-star” rating for patient satisfaction, according to a Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provider and Systems (HCAHPS) survey conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The CarePlus Center offers sophisticated testing capabilities and compassionate care, all in a modern, patient-friendly, environment. Services include Diagnostic Imaging Services, X-ray, Mammography, Bone Densitometry, Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound, Physical Therapy and Laboratory Services on a walk-in basis.

“We are pleased to have secured a new agreement to complete this acquisition. The addition of this hospital is expected to initially add in excess of $12 million of collectable revenue per annum to Rennova,” said Seamus Lagan, CEO of Rennova. “We are confident that owning a third hospital in a close geographic proximity to our other two Tennessee based hospitals offers a number of synergies and efficiencies for the provision of services and management and look forward to providing an excellent and complete service to the local community.”

About Rennova Health, Inc.
Rennova operates two rural hospitals in Tennessee and provides industry-leading diagnostics and supportive software solutions to healthcare providers. Through an ever-expanding group of strategic brands that work in unison to empower customers, we are creating the next generation of healthcare. For more information, please visit www.rennovahealth.com.

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Contacts:
Rennova Health
Sebastien Sainsbury, 561-666-9818
ssainsbury@rennovahealth.com

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