BRENTWOOD, Tenn. & COLUMBIA, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ardent Health (NYSE: ARDT), a leading provider of healthcare in growing mid-sized urban communities across the U.S., today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Boone Health, a not-for-profit health system based in Columbia, Missouri, for a purchase price of $47 million in cash. The acquisition will include the 392-bed Boone Hospital Center, Boone Health Medical Group, 19 sites of care, related ancillary services and associated real estate