Investment in high-acuity procedures is one of the “biggest drivers” of ASC volume growth for Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said during an earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha. Here are five key takeaways: 1. USPI…
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
Alan Chanales, MD, a Rockville, Md.-based pulmonary disease specialist, will close his medical practice on Dec. 31, according to a notice in TThe Sentinel. He is affiliated with Adventist HealthCare and Holy Cross Hospital–Silver Spring, according to US New &…
A medical office building in Charlotte, N.C., leased to Atrium Health, has been sold, according to a news release from Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, which advised on the transaction. The property is leased to Atrium’s Carolinas Physicians Network, which recently…
Physician ownership in ASCs is evolving, as increased consolidation efforts and other market pressures force physicians to adapt with new, hybrid models of facility ownership and governance. Sarah Malaniak, administrator of Peakpoint Flatiron Surgery Center in New York City, recently…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has signed an agreement to acquire Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging, a Las Vegas-based outpatient radiology group with 12 locations across the Las Vegas Valley. SDMI employs or affiliates with more than 550 radiologists, technologists and…
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Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that have conducted or announced layoffs since Oct. 1, 2025, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health shared plans to eliminate some non-patient-facing roles. The health system did not specify the…
St. Louis-based Ascension has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AmSurg, one of the nation’s largest ASC operators with 250 locations across the country. The deal will expand Ascension’s ambulatory footprint from 58 to more than 300 centers in 34…
AmSurg President Jeff Snodgrass joined Becker’s to discuss the company’s future in broadening its service lines, deepening health system partnerships and reinforcing its support for independent physicians. With an acquisition by Ascension on the horizon, AmSurg is poised to accelerate…
Myrtletown, Calif.-based North Coast Ophthalmology and Humboldt Physicians Surgery and Laser Center will permanently close in February as both ophthalmologists are set to retire, Times Standard reported Oct. 31. The practice, which provides eye surgeries, intravitreal injections and treatment for…
The Doylestown (Penn.) Surgery Center has closed, leaders confirmed to Becker’s Oct. 30. The ASC was jointly owned by Doylestown Hospital, Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, Rothman Orthopaedics, Leawood, Kan.-based NueHealth and 10 surgeons. “Rothman remains deeply committed to providing world-class access…