Optum is recalibrating as it sheds providers, tightens its network and doubles down on AI and ASCs. Here’s a breakdown of what’s new with Optum and SCA Health. Scaling back to move forward In a recent Becker’s Healthcare podcast, Optum’s…
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
A newly built outpatient medical office building in San Jose, Calif., has been purchased by Santa Clara County for $340 million, according to a March 24 report from Healthcare Real Estate Insights. The 10-story, 230,506-square-foot building will provide services including…
An OB-GYN practice in Watertown, N.Y, affiliated with the financially troubled North Star Health Alliance will close April 10, WWNY reported March 25. Comprehensive Women’s Health Services is owned by Carthage Area Hospital and operated by North Star. The practice’s…
A medical office plaza in Fleming Island, Fla. has sold for $24.1 million, the Jacksonville Daily Record reported March 13. The Fleming Island Medical Plaza comprises two buildings totaling more than 77,000 square feet on 7.5 acres. Atlanta-based SG Property…
Conshohocken, Pa.-based pharmaceutical services company Cencora signed a definitive agreement with Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners to acquire its retina business for $1.1 billion. Once the transaction is completed, retina physicians affiliated with EyeSouth Partners will join Concora’s MSO, Retina Consultants of…
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Sutter Health, a 27-hospital system headquartered in Sacramento, Calif., is accelerating efforts to expand beyond its home state, pursuing acquisitions, partnerships and investments aimed at building a broader national footprint. The strategy comes into focus with Sutter’s proposed acquisition of…
From ASC acquisitions to new care delivery tools, here are six updates from Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, that Becker’s has reported on since the start of 2026:
San Francisco-based Oath Surgical is taking on the fragmented healthcare system with a vertically integrated approach to outpatient surgery. Launched in 2024, Oath operates three ASCs in Portland, Ore., and partners with more than 175 surgeons and 20 affiliated ASCs…
Cincinnati-based The Christ Hospital has acquired its Springfield (Ohio) Township Outpatient Center for $6 million in an all-cash transaction, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported March 20. The health system purchased the facility at d from the firm that developed it,…
California tops the list with 105 high-performing ASCs, while Vermont has none, according to U.S. News’ 2026 ratings published March 17. The 2026 U.S. News ratings for ASCs are based on Medicare fee-for-service claims data from 2022 through 2024, analyzed…