ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is looking to outpatient and ASC strategy to drive growth. 

Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest Urgent Care, a subsidiary of Community Health Systems, will acquire 10 urgent care centers in Arizona. 

In August alone there were five major hospital closures in the U.S.

Healthcare consolidation continues to accelerate, impacting ASCs in various markets, including changes in competitive dynamics, reimbursement rates and opportunities for partnerships.

A 72,000-square-foot medical office building in Naperville, Ill., has sold for $28 million, according to a Sept. 10 report from IPE Real Assets.

As healthcare consolidation persists and physicians are increasingly pushed toward employed models, physicians and their patients are forced to manage the fallout of these industry shifts. 

EHR vendor Epic has seen massive growth in the last few years, and some leaders are worried about potential antitrust issues. 

Here are three recent joint ventures making waves in the world of ASCs: 

While the ASC space remains largely fragmented and independent, consolidation is on the rise as the industry's largest chains continue to expand. 

Here is a recap of five medical office building sales that have had the biggest price tags in the last two months, as reported by Becker's since July 3: