Surgical Care Affiliates, WakeMed Discuss Potential Partnership

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Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed, a 870-bed, non-profit hospital and healthcare system, is exploring a potential partnership with Surgical Care Affiliates, which manages ASCs throughout the country, according to a report in The News & Observer.

Possible outcomes of a merger could be SCA managing WakeMed's three outpatient centers in Raleigh and Cary, N.C., or WakeMed purchasing a majority stake in SCA's Blue Ridge Surgery Center, according to the report.

Under a partnership, WakeMed would be able to use SCA's experience to expand its number of outpatient centers in the region and allow WakeMed to access a broader base of physicians and a partner experienced in managing outpatient centers, according to the report.

WakeMed is currently planning on building a $60.7 million outpatient center next to its flagship hospital in Raleigh, and the company filed plans with the state in June.

Both companies expect to make a decision regarding an agreement by February.

Read the News & Observer's report about the potential WakeMed/SCA partnership.

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