ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

The total number of ASCs jumped 2 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to the March Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report.

A medical office building housing an ASC in Rogers, Ark., was sold for $6.75 million, Talk Business & Politics reported March 27. 

Two buildings, including a medical office building, in St. Louis were sold to a New York developer for $20 million, the St. Louis Business Journal reported March 22. 

ASCs in the South and Mountain region earn the most, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.

United Surgical Partners International, AmSurg, Surgical Care Affiliates, SurgCenter Development and Surgery Partners are ASC-exclusive companies with the most centers. 

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health is seeking state approval to acquire a majority interest in the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York in Amherst, The Buffalo News reported March 21.

Cypress West Partners has acquired a medical office building portfolio in Henderson, Nev., a Las Vegas suburb, Bear Real Estate Advisors, who represented the buyer, said March 21. 

The sale of three medical office buildings totaling $22 million were reported in the last week:

An application to build a $8.3 million medical office building in Sugar Land, Texas, has been submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing, Community Impact reported March 15. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare ended 2021 with 125 ASCs, four more than the company had at the end of 2020, according to 2021 financial results.