ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) sector continued to evolve in 2023, reflecting a trend of steady growth, higher-acuity cases, and some changing regulations. 2023 featured continued consolidation through a combination of investment by prominent ASC platforms and acquisitions made by…

Here are five healthcare partnerships, acquisitions and mergers that ASC leaders should know, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 30:

Here is a rundown of how United Surgical Partners International, HCA Healthcare and Optum fared financially in 2023:

New York City-based NYU Langone has paid $33 million for a property in West Palm Beach, Fla., where it plans to build a medical office building, according to a Feb. 10 report from the Palm Beach Post. 

Tenet Healthcare's ASC chain, Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, continues to spur the company's growth, according to a Feb. 8 earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha. 

Here are two big-ticket acquisitions pointing toward further consolidation within the ASC industry:

Kings Row Medical Properties has acquired a medical building with two ASCs in Bridgewater, N.J., for $10.5 million, Bnn reported Feb. 8.

Tenet's ambulatory business segment United Surgical Partners International saw big growth throughout 2023. 

Tenet Healthcare saw major growth in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Optum, the country's largest employer of physicians and parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, is focusing on a different type of growth: hiring employees instead of building facilities.