ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Twenty-six United Surgical Partners International ASCs made Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers," which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

A medical office space in Paramus, N.J., has been leased to Lall Orthopedics, roi-nj.com reported Oct. 18.

Optum executives laid out the company's growth strategy in an Oct. 14 call with investors transcribed by The Motley Fool.

CIT, First Citizens Bank's commercial banking division, funded the $39.3 million acquisition of seven medical office buildings by Texas-based private equity firm Ridgeline Capital Partners.

Here are six moves from CVS Health since Sept. 21:

Houston, Mo.-based Texas County Memorial Hospital has been approved for more than $2.3 million in federal and state funding for a new ASC, Ozark Radio News reported Oct. 15.

Optum's third-quarter revenue is up 17 percent from the same quarter last year, reaching $46.6 billion, according to financial results released Oct. 14 by parent company UnitedHealth Group. 

Here are three key moves by Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, in the third quarter:

A 60,000-square-foot medical office building in Kannapolis, N.C., has been acquired, REBusiness Online reported Oct. 12.

Three medical office buildings in Akron, Ohio, were sold for $8.46 million by healthcare real estate firm Fairfield Advisors.