Alabama ASC Physicians May Sell Minority Ownership Stake to Majority Owner Hospital

Alabama’s Medical West, an affiliate of UAB Health System, is considering purchasing the minority ownership stake held by physician investors in the Medical West Ambulatory Surgery Center in Bessemer, Ala., according to the Birmingham Business Journal.

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Medical West owns 78 percent of the ASC, while 17 physician investors own the remaining 22 percent.

Medical West’s CEO Tom McDougal said he wants to decide on the ASC’s ownership in the next 60 days, according to the report.

Read the Birmingham Business Journal report on Medical West ASC. (Paid subscription required for full article)

Read about recent ASC transactions:

– Upstate New York Hospital Targets ASC for Takeover

– Three Surgery Center Applications Denied for Virginia’s Isle of Wight County

– Washington’s Rockwood Clinic to Merge ASC Into Deaconess Medical Center

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