ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

A medical office building in Scottsdale, Ariz., has sold for $7.8 million, the Daily Independent reported March 30. 

Healthcare giant Optum, which owns and operates Deerfield, Ill.-based ASC management company Surgical Care Affiliates, has made two recent acquisitions that expand the company's home health and mental health offerings. 

Small businesses, including physician offices, are the new targets for real estate investors, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired a medical office building in Chesterfield, Va., for $12 million, Virginia Business reported March 25. 

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.