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…
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
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…
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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…
Golden Gate Urology has entered a partnership with Unio Specialty Care, a portfolio company of Triton Pacific Capital Partners, according to a July 29 announcement from Physician Growth Partners (PGP), which served as Golden Gate’s exclusive financial advisor on the…
The mergers and acquisitions activity involving medical outpatient buildings decreased by 26% in the second quarter of 2026, according to a July 28 report from Levin Associates. Here are five additional notes:
Health Catalyst Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired a Midwest-based psychiatric medical care practice serving elderly and disabled adults in long-term care facilities and hospitals, according to a July 28 press release. Financial terms were not disclosed.…
Aspirus Health will close its Lake View Silver Bay, Minn., clinic on Dec. 31, consolidating services to its Lake View Two Harbors location, Northern News Now reported July 29. Health officials cited insufficient staffing and unsustainable patient numbers as the…