Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health has signed a letter of intent to acquire Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif., a move that would expand the system to three hospitals.

For Providence, the move follows a recent series of cuts in the North Bay as hospitals nationwide confront Medicaid reimbursement cuts and other financial pressures.

Napa’s Queen of the Valley Medical Center could get a new owner — and it's a name some people may be familiar with.

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center treated more trauma patients than any other hospital in the state last year amid a 35% spike from the previous year. Isolation adds to burdens for older people Person ...