Providers across healthcare sectors continue seeking consolidation opportunities to increase access, lower costs and improve quality, according to VMG Health's "2019 Healthcare M&A Report."
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center will open its 280,000-square-foot Ambulatory Care Pavilion in late May, Iohud reports.
A Chicago-based private equity firm completed a strategic partnership with an Atlanta-based otolaryngology practice that includes seven locations and two affiliated ASCs.
Peoria (Ill.) Ambulatory Surgery Center gained state approval to change its ownership structure.
Englewood, N.J.-based The Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders acquired Bergenfield Surgical Center, a nearby ASC with two operating rooms, according to The Jewish Link of New Jersey.
Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital is building a 70,000-square-foot medical office building in Okatie, S.C., Fox 28 Media reports.
The N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation approved Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Triad Center for Surgery's ASC proposal, the Winston-Salem Journal reports.
Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates has 10 ASCs in Illinois after selling two Belleville, Ill.-based ASCs: Belleville Surgical Center and Physicians' Surgical Center.
An Illinois partnership shut down Belleville (Ill.) Surgical Center and sold Physicians' Surgical Center to Shakeel Ahmed, MD, after both Belleville-based facilities lost surgeons to local hospital groups.
ASC management companies largely reported revenue gains related to their ambulatory businesses in the first quarter of 2019.
