ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

A recently constructed medical office building in Alamo Heights, Texas, has filled up following the addition of four new physician practice tenants, according to a Dec. 18 report from the San Antonio Business Journal. 

Portland-based Legacy Health has sold a medical office building on its Legacy Emanuel Medical Center campus for $60.5 million, according to a Dec. 14 report from The Oregonian.

UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum, now employs, contracts or aligns with roughly 90,000  physicians in the country, according to a Dec. 14 report from Medscape. 

A medical office building housing an OrthoVirginia practice in Ashburn, Va., was sold for $8.5 million, ReBusiness Online reported Dec. 14. 

Here are 10 of the most interesting deals completed in the ASC space that Becker's reported on in 2023:

United Surgical Partners International, SCA Health and AmSurg are three of the biggest ASC chains. Here is how they compare based on their number of ASCs and affiliated physicians: 

Optum's ASC operator branch, SCA Health, now has more than 320 surgical facilities and 9,200 physicians.

Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgical Center in Greensburg, Pa., joined Becker's to discuss market trends affecting success in ASCs, particularly independent organizations.

Harrison-based North Arkansas Regional Medical Center plans to close two clinics and an urgent care center, KY3 reported Dec. 1. 

Surgery Partners entered a joint venture with Nevada Surgical Suites.