Category: ASC Transactions and Valuation Issues

Online commerce giant and healthcare disruptor Amazon has made huge moves in healthcare recently. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s third-quarter financial results were “unfavorably impacted” by its physician staffing joint venture, CEO Sam Hazen said during an Oct. 24 earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha.

Physician-owned hospitals have recently been the target of resistance from major hospital groups as lawmakers push a bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act’s restrictions on POHs.

Here are three medical office buildings that have recently sold for a total of $87.25 million:

A 32,711-square-foot medical office building in Woodbury, Minn., has been acquired for $9.8 million, according to an Oct. 25 report from Commercial Property Executive.

Management services organization Surgery Partners has partnered with San Ramon, Calif.-based NorCal Orthopedic Surgery Center. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare reported a 37.4 percent jump in outpatient revenue in the third quarter while its operating income was down 4.1 percent from the previous year. 

Physicians are increasingly moving to employed models – from 2019 to 2021, more than 108,700 physicians left private practice for employment opportunities, according to a report from Avalere. 

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum has had a busy year.

A 96,262-square-foot medical office building in Maple Heights, Ohio, has sold, according to an Oct. 25 report from REJournals.