ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Nashville,Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare operates 184 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care, including ASCs, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers and physician clinics in 21 states and the United Kingdom.

Here's a growth breakdown of five of the largest ASC chains in the last five years:

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners' revenue jumped 13.3 percent over last year's second quarter, to $615.4 million.

Here are five medical office deals Becker's has reported on since July 6:

Here are three of the biggest healthcare transactions Becker's has reported on since July 21:

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare now owns 100 percent of United Surgical Partners International's voting shares, CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said during a July 22 earnings call, according to Seeking Alpha.

Amazon's plan to acquire primary care provider company One Medical could raise costs for all medical groups and further alter the dynamics of physician recruiting and acquisitions, Forbes reported. 

Optum's $300 million purchase of Healthcare Associates of Texas, a Dallas-based physician practice management company, brings Optum's acquisition deal total this year to nearly $8 billion.

US Urology Partners acquired Ormond Beach-based Florida Urology Center, an ASCs Inc. affiliate.

Albany (N.Y.) Cardiothoracic Surgeons on July 1 joined St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates, an Albany-based multispecialty group with physicians in 17 specialties, according to the Albany Business Review.