ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Seven ASC leaders were asked what ASC competition will look like in five years. This is how they responded:

IRA Capital, a private equity firm, has acquired two medical office buildings in Vista, Calif., predominantly occupied by San Diego-based Scripps Health.

WellSpan Health has acquired an ownership stake in Hagerstown, Md.-based Parkway Surgery Center, the health system said July 19. 

Seven ASC leaders spoke with Becker's to discuss how competition in the ASC industry has shifted in the last five years. 

Two medical office buildings in Waterloo, Iowa, have been sold for $16.4 million, ReBusiness Online reported July 18. 

Medical property deals have accounted for more than $133 million in the last 30 days, including $84.5 million in Florida and  $26.6 million in North Carolina.

Florida is one of the most active states for medical real estate. Four Florida medical office building transactions in the last 30 days:

A medical office building in Youngstown, Ohio, was sold to a California investor for $2.3 million July 12, The Business Journal reported.

The 142 physician group mergers and acquisitions in this year's second quarter outpaced those of the first quarter by 5 percent, according to data in the "Healthcare M&A Report" published July 13 by healthcare analyst LevinPro HC. 

Healthcare developer Anchor Health Properties bought a medical office building in Marietta, Ga.