Author: Alan Condon

Pearl Princess Uy, MD, is the latest gastroenterologist to join Northern Light Gastroenterology in Bangor, Maine, according to Bangor Daily News.

Anchor Health Properties has purchased four medical office buildings that total more than 210,000-square feet and have a combined value of more than $100 million.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is adding gastroenterology and cardiology care, among other specialties, at its outpatient clinic in London.

Penfund, a Toronto-based fund management company, has completed a second lien debt and equity co-investment in Miami-based Gastro Health.

An orthopedic surgeon’s multimillion-dollar win against a Texas surgery center has been taken back.

Spine surgeon Chukwuka Okafor, MD, is opening a surgery center this year to capitalize on the accelerating trend of outpatient migration, The Ledger reported July 6.

Bettendorf, Iowa-based Gastroenterology Associates on June 28 became part of Genesis Health Group, the largest multispecialty group in the region, according to Quadcities.com.

Texas Health Surgery Center, a multispecialty facility, opened June 18 in Waxahachie, according to The Waxahachie Sun.

Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health has opened a 4,000-square-foot outpatient center, which is staffed by a primary care specialist and an orthopedist, the Long Island Business News reported June 25.

Employers are increasingly exploring direct contracting options for orthopedic care, which can provide an additional revenue stream for ASCs as commercial payers continue to reduce reimbursement rates and narrow their networks.