The Federal Trade Commission has filed a preliminary injunction request to bar Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health from purchasing two medical centers owned by Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, according to an April 8 report from the Triad Business Journal.
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
Walgreens' VillageMD has announced plans to exit the Illinois, Indiana, Florida and Nevada markets this year.
Eight medical office buildings in Raleigh, N.C., have sold for $79.4 million, according to an April 8 report from Commercial Property Executive.
A six-suite medical office building in Elkton, Md., has sold for $4.5 million, according to an April 5 report from the Maryland Daily Record.
United Surgical Partners International joined with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare in 2015 and has since grown to the largest ASC chain in the country.
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Independent physicians and ASCs are facing new market challenges as health systems continue to consolidate.
OakLeaf Medical Network, a physician-owned network based in Eau Claire, Wis., plans to open four clinics in Wisconsin following the closure of two hospitals.
Shuttered Nampa, Idaho-based physician group Saltzer Health sold three facilities to Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System after the group was closed.
Health systems are keeping their sights set on ASCs as a means for growth.
Three medical office buildings in Stillwater, Lino Lakes and New Richmond, Wis., have been sold to healthcare real estate manager Hammes Partners, according to an April 2 report from Finance & Commerce.