A number of New York hospitals are betting on surgery center projects and physician group integrations to maximize their profits and income in 2020, Buffalo Business First reports.  By Angie Stewart - 1/17/20

Last year, Optum revenues jumped 11.5 percent, reaching $113 billion. OptumHealth revenues were up 26 percent to $30.3 billion, led by OptumCare, which includes Surgical Care Affiliates.  By Laura Dyrda - 1/16/20

Leawood, Kan.-based NueHealth acquired minority ownership in Paoli (Pa.) Surgery Center and assumed the facility's day-to-day management in late 2019, according to a press release.  By Angie Stewart - 1/16/20

Healthcare and life sciences deal activity was up 40 percent year over year in November 2019, according to the 2020 KPMG Healthcare and Life Sciences Investment Outlook survey.  By Angie Stewart - 1/15/20

Here are three joint-venture ASCs opened or announced in December:  By Eric Oliver - 1/15/20

United Surgical Partners International has been an area of strong performance and growth for Tenet over the years, and in 2020 the company aims to continue building on its reputation to add more centers to its platform.  By Laura Dyrda - 1/15/20

Optum reported double-digit annual revenue growth in 2019 and was a driving factor in the success of UnitedHealthcare last year.  By Laura Dyrda - 1/15/20

A medical office building in Allen, Texas, housing Spine Team Texas and an ASC was sold to an institutional buyer for an undisclosed price.  By Eric Oliver - 1/15/20

Since its founding in 2004, Surgery Partners has had a growth strategy dependent on acquisitions and organic growth that has led to revenue growth over the years.  By Laura Dyrda - 1/14/20

Here are 10 updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note:  By Eric Oliver - 1/14/20

SightMD, a multispecialty ophthalmology platform backed by private equity firm Sight Growth Partners, has partnered with the New York City-based practice of Spencer E. Sherman, MD, marking the company's third acquisition in the city.  By Rachel Popa - 1/13/20

South Portland, Maine-based Spectrum Healthcare Partners gained approval to transfer ownership of its ASC to a new limited liability company, according to a letter dated Jan. 15 from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.  By Angie Stewart - 1/13/20

Self Regional Healthcare Foundation contributed $3 million to finance surgery center, childbirth center and emergency department improvements at the Greenwood, S.C.-based hospital, the Index-Journal reports.  By Angie Stewart - 1/10/20

Flagship Healthcare Properties has bought a medical office building fully leased by OrthoCarolina and Frye Surgery Center in Hickory, N.C., according to Connect CRE Real Estate News.  By Rachel Popa - 1/9/20

ASCs are expected to experience tremendous growth over the next decade, but provider shortages will hit multiple specialties, according to Sg2's 2019 Impact of Change forecast.  By Angie Stewart - 1/9/20

Eye Surgery Center in Swansea, Ill., is planning a change in ownership, state documents show.  By Angie Stewart - 1/9/20

Yakima, Wash.-based Astria Health will close Astria Regional Medical Center in Yakima as part of a bankruptcy process, local CBS affiliate KIMA reports.  By Eric Oliver - 1/9/20

MedProperties Realty Advisors, Capital Security Advisors and Physicians Realty Trust acquired a 140,205-square-foot medical office building in Dover, Del., Delaware Business Now reports.  By Eric Oliver - 1/9/20

Philadelphia-based Holy Redeemer Health System opened its first outpatient care center in Philadelphia, an 11,000-square-foot center, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.  By Eric Oliver - 1/9/20

  Ellis Medicine is moving outpatient surgery from its McClellan campus to its hospitals in Bellevue and Ellis in the Schenectady, N.Y., area. according to the Daily Gazette.  By Rachel Popa - 1/8/20