Ambulatory surgery center operator Amsurg has acquired five North Carolina-based endoscopy centers.
The newly acquired facilities are located in the eastern and central portions of the state and provide patients with a team-based approach to managing acute and chronic gastrointestinal conditions, according to a July 14 news release.
Each of the five centers will continue providing high-quality care while benefiting from Nashville, Tenn.-based Amsurg’s operational expertise, clinical resources and growth support, according to the release.
The acquisitions come just over a month after Amsurg was acquired by St. Louis-based Ascension in a deal valued at about $3.9 billion. As a condition of FTC approval, six divested Amsurg facilities are being picked up by Optum subsidiary SC Affiliates, adding to UnitedHealth’s already sizable ASC network.
Ascension’s acquisition of Amsurg significantly expanded the health system’s outpatient network and strengthens its presence in one of healthcare’s fastest-growing sectors. Amsurg operates more than 250 ASCs across 34 states and has spent more than three decades developing, managing and operating surgery centers through physician partnerships.
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