Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg has acquired Pinnacle Surgery Center in Covington, La., according to an April 15 press release shared with Becker’s. The 8,787-square-foot center features three operating rooms and one procedure room. The practice employs 17 physicians who specialize in…
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
From declining reimbursements to prior authorization burdens and concerns about AI, physician practices face an array of disruptions to care delivery and financial sustainability. Seven physicians, practice managers and administrators joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest disruptions to physician practices. …
Efforts to keep Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health’s two hospitals open continue as system leaders race to secure critical funding. Here’s the latest: Earlier in March, Crozer narrowly avoided closure when emergency funding was secured from the Foundation for Delaware County.…
Here are five recent ASC developments and acquisitions that are shaking up the industry: 1. St. Louis-based Ascension has been offloading ASCs in an effort to reorganize its portfolio and boost its financial performance. Recently, the system sold 35 outpatient…
CareMax filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Nov. 17, triggering a restructuring of the business, including divestment of major assets such as its MSO and clinic operations, according to an April 1 blog post from VMG Health. Here are nine…
Physician deals rebounded in 2024, driven largely by new players — pharmaceutical companies, insurers and pharmaceutical services providers, according to an April 2 blog post from VMG Health. Here are 10 things to know: 1. Economic conditions in 2023 and…
Bain Capital is close to inking a $2.6 billion deal to acquire healthcare software provider HealthEdge from private equity giant Blackstone, Private Equity Insights reported April 8. Here are three things to know: 1. Blackstone originally acquired HealthEdge in 2020…
St. Louis-based Ascension continues to offload hospitals and ASCs in a bid to reorganize its portfolio and improve fiscal performance. Here are four notes on Ascension’s recent asset sales: 1. Ascension’s recent sale of four hospitals in southwest Michigan to…
Providence, R.I.-based Anchor Medical Associates will close all three of its offices by June 30. According to an April 7 statement on the practice’s website, AMS will first close its Warwick (R.I.) Pediatric/Adult Medicine office, effective April 30. The other…
The Justice Department launched an anticompetitive regulations task force March 27 with the goal of identifying and eliminating federal and state regulations surrounding market competition, including in healthcare. Here are five notes on the initiative: 1. The initiative will operate…
