A medical office building dubbed the Tualatin (Ore.) Surgery Center was sold, according to Ethos Commercial Advisors, the agent who advised the seller.

EyeSouth Partners gained its 25th practice affiliation with the addition of the Eye Center of St. Augustine (Fla.) to its network.

A roundup of ASC purchases making news this month:

Envision Healthcare is requiring employees to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1. 

Cigna and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of United Surgical Partners International, inked a multiyear contract building on their continued relationship. 

DuPage Medical Group in Downers Grove, Ill., will make a strategic investment in a Quincy, Ill.-based physician group to expand a partnership between the two organizations, the organization announced Sept. 3.

Two affiliates of Montecito Medical Real Estate sold a two-story medical office building in Weston, Fla. for $17.2 million, The Real Deal reported Sept. 2.

Frisco, Colo.-based Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery has acquired an orthopedic practice and its ASC, Summit Daily reported Sept. 2. 

The value ASCs bring to the healthcare system is undeniable, and buyers are watching.

A private equity group has purchased a medical office building housing the Kingwood (Texas) Endoscopy Center for $5.7 million, according to real estate brokerage firm HG Real Estate Partners. 

Property housing the Chandler, Ariz.-based Sonoran Desert Surgery Center was sold for $5.4 million. 

Las Vega-based Comprehensive EyeCare Partners has added Texan Eye to its network.

Physician practice deals heated up in the first half of the year, with private equity firms driving much of the activity.

Austin-based eye surgery practice Texan Eye is partnering with national vision care management services organization Comprehensive EyeCare, based in Las Vegas, according to an Aug. 24 news release.

Sight Growth Partners has expanded its services into Pennsylvania with the merger of four ophthalmology practices in its network.

Physician-owned Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York sold a majority stake to Catholic Health.

Private equity-backed Vision Innovation Partners acquired Northeastern Eye Institute, Standard Speaker reported Aug. 19. 

Two health systems have recently acquired ASCs, signaling an accelerating trend of consolidation. 

Chicago-based Pinnacle Dermatology acquired physician-owned Dermatology Associates and Skin Surgery Center, the company said Aug. 17. 

Southern California private equity firm IRA Capital acquired Wauwatosa Surgery Center near Milwaukee, the firm said in a statement Aug. 16. The 11,200-square-foot facility provides outpatient services including anesthesiology, general surgery and orthopedic surgery.