ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

A 36,338-square-foot medical office building in Novi, Mich., has sold for $9.3 million, according to a June 7 report from REBusiness Online.

United Surgical Partners International and SCA Health rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, as ASC companies with the most centers.

Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, announced plans to acquire bankrupt Dallas-based Steward Health Care's physician group, Stewardship Health, in March. 

Surgery Partners' National Group President Bradley Owens sold 6,000 shares of the company's common stock, according to a May 31 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. 

Here are seven medical office building deals that total more than $121 million that Becker's has reported on since May 1:

Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, is one step closer to securing a 30-year lease for the 387-bed Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., the Desert Sun reported.

A 130,000-square-foot medical office building in Austin, Texas, has been acquired by Stockdale Capital Partners, according to a May 29 report from Commercial Property Executive.

Sila Realty Trust recently acquired a medical outpatient building in Reading, Pa., for $10.5 million.

Optum has spent $31 billion on acquisitions in the last two years, The Oregonian reported May 13. 

A Jacksonville, Fla.-based medical office building has sold for $12.05 million, according to a May 28 report from Jacksonville Business Journal.