ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Nashville, Tenn.-based ASC company Regent Surgical has entered into a partnership with Patches Kids Care to develop ASCs, marking its first venture into pediatric care. The collaboration will focus on jointly developing and operating pediatric ASCs, beginning with a location…

Here are five things to know about Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente from the last month: 1. It’s been nearly nine months since Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health joined Risant Health, a nonprofit created by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente. Cone Health CFO…

Here are the six hospitals and health systems Becker’s has reported on shuttering services since Aug. 11: 1. Aurora Medical Center-Sheboygan County in Wisconsin plans to stop offering inpatient psychiatric care and convert those beds to medical and surgical beds…

Here are seven hospitals and health systems laying off employees throughout August, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital has laid off 40 staff positions or about 4% of its workforce. Jacob Robinson, Arkansas Heart Hospital’s chief…

Between regulatory oversight, payer demands and hospital-driven consolidation, physician autonomy in clinical decision-making hasteadily eroded. Niazy Selim, MD, a private practice GI surgeon in Lake Charles, La., told Becker’s the current healthcare system leaves physicians practicing medicine “with their backs…

Walgreens Boots Alliance has officially transitioned to private ownership following its acquisition by New York City–based private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Here are five things to know: 1. Shareholders approved the $10 billion sale at a special meeting July 11.…

As outpatient care accelerates across the U.S., real estate has become a powerful lever for ASCs and health systems alike. Jon Vick, founding partner of ASCs Inc. and ASC Realty Advisors, joined Becker’s to discuss the overlooked financial potential of…

Optum is extending its influence in outpatient care with another high-profile acquisition. Its subsidiary, SCA Health, one of the nation’s largest ASC operators, acquired Exton, Pa.-based U.S. Digestive Health Management in early 2025.  Formed in 2019 through the consolidation of…

Stark law, originally enacted in 1989 to curb physician self-referrals, has become one of the most contentious regulations in American medicine. While designed to protect patients from conflicts of interest, physicians argue that the law has morphed into a tool…

President Donald Trump’s Aug. 13 decision to revoke Executive Order 14036, a Biden-era directive to scrutinize consolidation across industries, including healthcare, could have a ripple effect across physician practices, ASC and hospital systems. The repeal removes a layer of scrutiny…