The ASC industry is slowly consolidating, and three deals in the last five years point to the different ways ASC chains are growing. 

United Surgical Partners International is an ASC powerhouse. With more than 442 ASCs and 24 surgical hospitals across 35 states, it is the largest network in the country. 

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Canton, Ohio-based Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital has donated a 5,800-square-foot medical office building to Beacon Charitable Pharmacy, a group providing low-cost prescription medication to the community. 

Medical office building mergers and acquisitions were up 13.7 percent in the first quarter of 2023 and up 5 percent from the same period last year. 

Echo Real Estate Capital has acquired a 7,550-square-foot medical office building in Morton Grove, Ill., according to an April 13 report from REJournals.

Here are five moves from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente since Feb. 13. 

Flagship Healthcare Properties has acquired a 14,445-square-foot medical office and ASC building in Jackson, Tenn., according to an April 13 report from REJournals.

A 40,000-square-foot medical office building in Stafford, Texas, a suburb of Houston, has sold, according to an April 12 report from REbusiness Online. 

Healthcare real estate investor Montecito Medical has acquired a 119,945-square-foot medical office building in Columbia, S.C., according to an April 10 report from ConnectCRE. 

Becker's was joined by 32 leaders who discussed the increasing consolidation of the ASC industry. 

Summit Development has sold a 490,000-square-foot medical office building in Chappaqua, N.Y., according to an April 10 report from Commercial Property Executive.

Los Angeles-based real estate firm Stockdale Capital Partners has launched a healthcare real estate fund and purchased a 147,000-square-foot medical office building in Los Angeles for an undisclosed price, according to an April 10 report from Globest.com.

Here are three major deals in March that ASC leaders need to know:

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First Citizens Bank has provided $44.2 million in financing to Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Remedy Medical Properties for a portfolio of three medical office buildings across Wisconsin and Illinois. 

A 70,140-square-foot medical office building in Washington Township, N.J., has sold for $14 million, according to a March 30 report from REbusinessOnline.

From anesthesia costs to case optimization, three ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss the financial trends they're eyeing. 

A 14,213-square-foot medical office building in Wentzville, Mo., has sold for $3.5 million according to a March 29 report from Rebusiness Online.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, had its default rating affirmed at "B+," Fitch Ratings said March 27.