Surgery Partners added nine ASCs over the trailing 12 months ending in the first quarter of 2026, opening one new facility during the quarter, executives said in a May 5 first-quarter earnings call transcribed by Motley Fool. Five more ASCs…
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
Healthcare real estate private equity firm Woodside Health has purchased a 40,000-square-foot medical office building in North Carolina, according to a May 6 report from Commercial Search. The three-story building, located in Chapel Hill, N.C., is anchored by UNC Health…
Dawson Med, an independent primary and urgent care practice, acquired Batish Family Medicine in Leland, N.C., effective April 1, retaining the full staff of the former practice, Wilmington Biz reported May 6. Batish Family Medicine was founded in 1998 by…
A lawsuit filed by Eugene, Ore.-based Emergency Physicians against PeaceHealth and Atlanta-based staffing company ApolloMD has put a spotlight on long-standing tensions between corporate medicine and local physician control — and it may set a national precedent. What happened with…
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s United Surgical Partners International continues to double down on ASC high-acuity procedures and robotics amid a yearslong transformation away from acute care. Here’s where Tenet CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, says the business is headed, in their own…
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Arkansas Valley Surgery Center in Canon City, Colo., permanently closed April 24, according to a notice posted by the facility’s website. The AmSurg-affiliated ASC, which offered gastroenterology, bariatric, general surgery, urology, podiatry and orthopedic procedures, did not disclose a reason…
The consolidation of independent ASCs by hospitals, health systems and other corporate entities has become the norm — but some arrangements are proving to be more fitting for ASC teams than others. According to a survey released by VMG Health…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners has been pursuing a portfolio optimization effort for several quarters, with the goal of shedding larger surgical hospital assets that don’t fit its core short-stay, outpatient-focused model, executives said in a May 5 first-quarter earnings call…
Inpatient care is disappearing from several hospitals across the country as the long-term shift toward outpatient services accelerates. Total inpatient stays dropped from 9.2 million in 2019 to 6.9 million in 2024, according to MedPAC data published in March —…
Miami-based Pediatrica Health Group has acquired a long-established pediatric practice in Westchester, Fla., according to a May 5 news release. The acquired practice is led by Juan Ruiz-Unger, MD, who has provided pediatric care in the Westchester area for more…