Here are six ASC acquisitions and partnerships announced in February 2019:  By Angie Stewart - 3/5/19

Fountain Valley (Calif.) Regional Hospital & Medical Center opened a 13,000-square-foot outpatient surgery center, the Los Angeles Times reports.  By Eric Oliver - 3/5/19

Here are eight updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note:  By Eric Oliver - 3/5/19

Matoon, Ill.-based Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center is seeking Charleston (Ill.) City Council approval for its 18,000-square-foot outpatient surgery center, the Journal Gazette-Times Courier reports.  By Eric Oliver - 3/4/19

Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital plans to consolidate six surgical teams and open new medical offices, The Post Star reports.  By Angie Stewart - 3/4/19

Here are four surgery center properties listed for sale or lease recently:  By Angie Stewart - 3/4/19

Columbus-based Ohio State University officials approved the purchase of land for a large outpatient care center in Dublin, Ohio, The Columbus Dispatch reports.  By Angie Stewart - 3/4/19

Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute was unable to secure financing to continue operations and closed March 1.  By Laura Dyrda - 3/4/19

As demand for outpatient care continues to rise, developers are scrambling to build medical office buildings, according to a CBRE report.  By Eric Oliver - 3/1/19

JRMC Real Estate sold the 75,000 square foot Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Outpatient Center to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, Rebusiness Online reports.  By Eric Oliver - 3/1/19

The physician-owned Clarksville, Ind.-based Kentuckiana Medical Center is closing in April after facing a decade of financial woes, according to the Courier-Journal.  By Rachel Popa - 2/28/19

Medical City Frisco (Texas) broke ground on a 150,000-square-foot, $37 million medical office building and ASC project Feb. 27, Community Impact reports.  By Eric Oliver - 2/28/19

Pittsburgh-based UPMC posted its 2018 year-end financials, highlighting 25 percent growth in outpatient-related revenues, TribLive reports.  By Eric Oliver - 2/28/19

Greenville, S.C.-based Jervey Eye Group opened a new office and surgery center in Greenville.  By Angie Stewart - 2/28/19

The University of Miami (Fla.) Health System is constructing an outpatient medical facility in North Miami, the South Florida Business Journal reports.  By Angie Stewart - 2/28/19

The Mount Pleasant (Wis.) Village Board approved Milwaukee-based Advocate Aurora Health's $228 million, 198,000-square-foot medical center and 98,000-square-foot medical office building rezoning requests, the Kenosha News reports.  By Eric Oliver - 2/27/19

University of Miami Health System is building a 225,000-square-foot outpatient healthcare facility on 10 acres in Miami, the South Florida Business Journal reports.  By Eric Oliver - 2/27/19

An OB-GYN who has years of practice ownership experience spoke on "The White Coat Investor" podcast about what it takes to build an outpatient surgical center from the ground up.  By Angie Stewart - 2/27/19

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare CEO Ron Rittenmeyer touted the company's financial and cultural change in the company's 2018 earnings call, driven by a strong year from its ambulatory division, United Surgical Partners International, which reported a 7.5 percent net operating revenue increase to $2 billion.  By Laura Dyrda - 2/27/19

Germantown, Tenn.-based West Cancer Center purchased a building previously owned by Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur which includes a surgery center after the groups ended their operating partnership, Memphis Business Journal reports.  By Eric Oliver - 2/26/19