Category: Becker’s ASC Review

Prime Health Care acquires 2 Ascension Illinois ASCs

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has completed the acquisition of several Ascension Illinois facilities, including two ASCs. 

Horizon Health partners with Indiana ASC

Sycamore Pain & Wellness, a service line of Lewisville, Texas-based Horizon Health, has partnered with Terre Haute (Ind.) Surgical Center to deliver pain management services, WIBQ reported March 3. 

Gastroenterology Associates of Ithaca partners with Guthrie

Gastroenterology Associates of Ithaca (N.Y.) has partnered with Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie, a multispecialty group practice with sites throughout New York and Pennsylvania, according to a report from 607 News Now. 

Breaking free from bureaucracy: How ASCs can empower physicians

Physician autonomy is top of mind for many healthcare leaders as the number of independent physicians dwindles.

Stark law prior-disclosure settlements nearly double in 2024

In 2024, CMS settled an agency record of 314 Stark law self-disclosures, with settlement amounts totaling over $24.7 million. 

Hospital groups led MOB rentals in 2024 and 4 other notes

Medical outpatient buildings are projected to see double-digit growth over the next five years, according to a March 4 report by JLL Research.

How 5 ASC companies dominated in 2024

The ASC industry continued to expand in 2024, with major players pursuing aggressive growth strategies through acquisitions, joint ventures and de novo developments. 

UCSF Health opening $60M ASC

UCSF Health has opened a $60 million, four-story outpatient center in Burlingame, Calif., according to a March 3 report from the San Francisco Business Times.

Physician sues former practice over $20M PE deal

An Orchard Park, N.Y.-based radiologist is suing his former practice, claiming he was shortchanged when it sold assets to private equity firm Rezolut for $20 million in 2023, Buffalo Business First reported Feb. 27. 

3 hospitals, health systems investing in ASCs

Here are three hospitals and health systems investing in ASCs, as reported by Becker’s: