Author: Patsy Newitt

Two hospitals are alleging North American Partners in Anesthesia's noncompete clauses violate antitrust laws, according to lawsuits filed Feb. 26. 

Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, has inked another deal to sell two hospitals to Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health for $550 million. 

Here are three lawsuits involving physicians taking action against their former employers that Becker's has reported on in 2024:

The license of a physician who practices in San Antonio has been temporarily suspended by the Texas Medical Board after he allegedly groped a patient, ValleyCentral reported Feb. 28. 

From opioid use to site-of-service concerns, three orthopedic leaders joined Becker's to discuss the most controversial issues in orthopedics right now. 

A free speech lawsuit filed by Michael Joyner, MD, against Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is set to go before a jury in July 2025, NBC affiliate KTTC reported Feb. 15. 

VMG Health laid out the valuation multiples of the two ASC chains and two parent companies of ASC chains in a January report. 

An Arizona federal court recently granted a franchisor company's motion to temporarily restrain a former franchisee from operating a competing business in a noncompete lawsuit, law firm Lathrop GPM wrote in a Feb. 19 article published by JDSupra.  

The fragmentation of the ASC market is primed for acquisitions at the individual facility level, according to a January report from VMG Health. 

High labor costs paired with worker shortages have been affecting ASCs' ability to staff their centers.