ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

OptumCare, which has become the largest portion of OptumHealth, continues to grow.

Here are three joint-venture ASCs opened or announced in September:

University of Tennessee Medical Center and OrthoTennessee are partnering to open an orthopedic surgery center near the university's main campus, local NBC affiliate 10News reports.

Hackensack Meridian Health will acquire Englewood Health, one of a waning number of independent hospitals in New Jersey, NorthJersey.com reports.

Here are 15 private equity deals that have closed in the gastroenterology, ophthalmology, orthopedics and spine industries:

Optum reported a revenue and earnings increase for the third quarter, which ended on Sept. 30.

Here are 10 updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note:

Florida Specialty Surgery Center opened an additional operating room, according to Abha Shah, BSN, RN, the ASC's clinical director.

The building housing Coastal Orthopedics Group's Bradenton, Fla.-based surgery center sold for $3.6 million, SRQ reports.

Baton Rouge, La.-based Williamson Eye Center and Baton Rouge General Medical Center partnered to open a practice next to the hospital.