Nashville-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance opened a 57,000-square-foot orthopedic campus in Spring Hill, Tenn., July 1, expanding access to orthopedic care in the region, according to a July 15 Main Street Maury report. The facility brings subspecialty orthopedic care, MRI services,…
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Health systems, private equity, payers and physician-owned platforms are all acquiring outpatient assets simultaneously, and for different reasons. The physician medical group subsector captured a record 46% share of first-quarter 2026 healthcare deal volume, generating 2.9 times more transactions than…