ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Orthopedic Care Partners, backed by private equity firm Varsity Healthcare Partners, affiliated with Florida Spine & Pain, on Dec. 3.

Profitability, consumer trends and physician relationships are some of the top reasons hospitals own ASCs, according to Avanza Healthcare Strategies' 2019 ASC joint venture survey.

A JLL report examined the trends behind the recent healthcare real estate boom, finding that medical office buildings are contributing to the booming outpatient sector, Connect Commercial Real Estate reports.

ASCs are poised to benefit from the consumerization of healthcare and the shift from fee-for-service to value based care, but there are also headwinds to keep in mind, according to Global Healthcare Advisors, an investment bank focused on healthcare mergers…

Coastal Eye Surgery Center's property in Bucksport, Maine, is now on the market, according to Ashish Vakhariya, first vice president of investments and director at Marcus & Millichap.

Independent urologist Evan Goldfischer, MD, secretary of the Large Urology Group Practice Association, spoke to Becker's ASC Review about private equity investment in healthcare and what it could mean for independent physicians.

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

Medical Facilities Corp., a company that owns ASCs and surgical hospitals throughout the U.S., plans to discharge its outstanding 5.9 percent convertible unsecured subordinated debentures.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health could develop medical offices on a lot in Charlotte, pending city approval, The Charlotte Observer reports.

Nebraska Eye Associates has been acquired by ophthalmology and refractive surgery center owner and operator Vance Thompson Vision, according to the Hastings Tribune.