ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Physician-hospital ASC joint ventures can be lucrative when executed skillfully, according to Joan Dentler, Avanza Healthcare Strategies president and CEO.

Optima Healthcare Solutions acquired Vantage Clinical Solutions to expand its outpatient post-acute care business.

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health and Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System are planning a merger, which could spur new ASC and micro-hospital development, Bisnow Houston reports.

Decatur, Texas-based Wise Health System opened Wise Health Surgical Hospital in Argyle, Texas.

Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth added an outpatient surgery center to its Kent Campus in Dover by acquiring Dover Surgicenter, Delaware State News reports.

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

Logan, Ohio-based Hocking Valley Community Hospital and Columbus-based The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center partnered to open an outpatient ophthalmology clinic in Logan, Logan Daily reports.

Portland-based The Oregon Clinic opened a 19,000-square-foot endoscopy center in Newberg to expand its presence.

Property management group Anchor Health Properties acquired two medical buildings in Havertown, Va., including Crozer-Keystone Surgery Center, philly.com reports.

Denver-based BridgeHealth added five surgical centers to its national provider panel.