Anchor Health Properties has purchased four medical office buildings that total more than 210,000-square feet and have a combined value of more than $100 million.
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
The financial strain of COVID-19 and dwindling interest in private practice from physicians in the early stages of their careers have prompted the closings of 31 physician groups and outpatient specialty centers this year.
OptumCare set the goal at the beginning of 2021 to add 10,000 physicians this year, and the company is more than halfway there, Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group and Optum, said during the second-quarter earnings call.
The Biden administration has begun making its mark on the U.S. healthcare system with strong support for competition.
Optum delivered a strong financial performance in the second quarter, driven by growth across all divisions, it reported July 15.
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A multispecialty medical group purchased a surgery center in Riverside, Calif.
Oakland, N.J.-based Lakeland Bank provided $8.5 million to refinance an ASC in Bergen County, N.J., according to a July 13 release.
Regenerative Surgical Surgery Center in Pasadena, Texas, was sold, according to a July 12 LinkedIn post by Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, the company that sold the center.
ASCs Inc., a company that represents surgery centers in real estate transactions, has closed four deals since March.
Montecito Medical Real Estate acquired a medical office building housing an ophthalmology ASC in San Antonio, Texas, according to a July 8 news release.