ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

The National Law Review outlined several antitrust enforcement-related challenges for physician practice transactions.

Chicago real estate developer HSA PrimeCare is building a 40,000-square-foot medical office pavilion on the campus of New Lenox, Ill.-based Silver Cross Hospital, BisNow reports.

Optum completed its acquisition of DaVita Medical Group, which will now become part of OptumCare alongside the company's ASC business, Surgical Care Affiliates.

A 30,000-square-foot surgery center will be the first project to open in a new 640-acre mixed-use development in North Bismarck, N.D., local news affiliate YourNewsLeader.com reports.

Vascular Institute of Chattanooga opened its office in Cleveland, Tenn., TheChattanoogan.com reports.

Blue Island, Ill.-based MetroSouth Medical Center is at a crossroads after its operator declined to renew its agreement. The hospital will either close or find a new operator and become an outpatient center, The Beverly Review reports.

Franciscan Hospital Mooresville (Ind.) will soon break ground on a $17 million, 50,000-square-foot medical office building, the IndyStar reports.

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

Ascension closed the outpatient surgery department at its Eagle River (Wis.) Memorial Hospital last Friday, according to local NBC affiliate WJFW.

Panama City-based Eye Center of North Florida reopened its full-service eye care clinic June 12, after conducting extensive Hurricane Michael-related repairs, the Panama City News Herald reports.