Last week, Charleston, S.C.-based Medical University Hospital Authority, part of MUSC Health, acquired Palmetto Primary Care, the largest independent physician practice in the state, for $111 million. The organization comprises 40 medical practices, 31 physicians and 95 advanced practitioners. For…
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
Healthcare real estate private equity firm Woodside has purchased an ASC and medical office building in Gilbert, Ariz., according to a March 18 report from RE Business Online. Greenfield MOB & ASC is anchored by Mountain View Surgery Center Gilbert,…
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has asked Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth to pause its plan to transition its emergency room staffing contract for 180 days, NPR-affiliate KLCC reported March 18. Here are eight things to know about the transition controversy and what…
Five major physician practice deals in 2026 reveal an industry at an inflection point. Independent practices are becoming harder to sustain, academic partnerships are fracturing, and a new mix of buyers — from hospital giants to insurers — is racing…
Partnerships between physicians, ASC management companies, hospitals, health systems and other healthcare stakeholders has become an industry standard as outpatient care becomes a strategic imperative for many organizations. Here are five new partnerships in the ASC space: 1. Borland Groover…
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Strategic Radiology has added Baton Rouge-based Radiology Associates, its 50th member practice, with the coalition now representing over 2,400 radiologists, Radiology Business reported March 16. Radiology Associates brings 62 additional physicians to the coalition. Founded more than 70 years ago,…
Two Florida medical offices have sold for $12.85 million in the Tampa Bay area, Tampa Bay Business and Wealth reported March 16. The first sale involves a 18,677-square-foot medical office building in St. Petersburg that sold for $8.25 million. A…
Archer Property Partners acquired a three-building outpatient medical office portfolio in Orange County, Calif. The properties, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, Mission Viejo and Costa Mesa, are anchored by Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare, which previously held a minority stake in…
Independent physicians are increasingly expanding into ASCs, but many still lack the scale and infrastructure to capture the same savings and operational efficiencies available to larger platforms. That gap, particularly in areas such as supply and implant spending, employee benefits…
A new Federal Trade Commission study found that primary care is far less concentrated than many physician specialties, with just 18% of primary care ZIP codes classified as highly concentrated. Published March 11, the study uses claims data from six…