The conversation surrounding orthopedic and spine practice consolidation often frames the question as who owns the practice. However, according to surgeons, what matters most is who has a voice in the decisions. Private equity often dominates the conversation about orthopedic…
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
Three physician practices closed their doors this week — one after 45 years, one after 20 and one amid federal fraud charges against its owner. Here are the three closures: 1. Physician’s Surgery Center of Knoxville (Tenn.) announced plans to…
Physician’s Surgery Center of Knoxville (Tenn.) has announced plans to shutter after 45 years of business, according to an Aug. 1 Facebook post from the ASC. The physician-owned ASC, accredited by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, had 5 operating…
A Mansfield, Mass., optometrist who sold his practice to a private equity-backed group in 2023 has launched PracticeAmerica, a “doctor-to-doctor” practice transition marketplace designed to give independent physicians a seller-financed exit path without brokers or PE involvement, according to a…
A wave of M&A hit the ASC industry over the past three months, with five major deals reshaping ownership across the sector. Health systems and physician-owned platforms alike moved to consolidate, from Ascension’s $3.9 billion AmSurg acquisition and its subsequent…
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Physician medical groups were the most active sector in healthcare M&A in the first quarter of 2026, accounting for 145 of the 549 publicly announced transactions tracked by Irving Levin Associates, according to a July 20 news release. Overall deal…
Hospitals nationwide are pulling back from the service lines, and while ASC are theoretically well-positioned to absorb displaced surgical volume, the data suggests otherwise. Seven hundred twenty rural hospitals, roughly a third of the nation’s rural facilities, are at risk…
Dermatology Partners has acquired the practice of Elizabeth Spiers, MD, in Doylestown, Pa., establishing a second location in the county, according to a July 30 news release shared with Becker’s. The acquired practice will operate as Dermatology Partners Doylestown–Ferry Road,…
Hospital M&A has not slowed down. Becker’s tracked 12 hospital deals in the last month alone as health systems continue consolidating amid rising costs and reimbursement pressure that many operators say no longer covers the cost of care. For ASC…
Cypress Exchange Properties has acquired a newly built orthopedic and spine ASC in Middleton, Wis., which it will offer to accredited investors through a Delaware Statutory Trust program, CityBiz reported July 29. The roughly 12,000-square-foot facility has three operating rooms…