Tenet Healthcare is continuing to expand its investment and spending in its ASC division, Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International.

Walgreens is laying off 256 employees from its support center as part of a strategy to realign its focus on core retail pharmacy services, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's in an emailed statement.

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, Tenet Healthcare's ASC arm, has inked a deal with San Diego, Calif.-based Synergy Orthopedics, according to an Oct. 29 third quarter earnings call. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's ASC strategy is driven by "greenfield developments," new facility constructions, along with targeted acquisitions, CEO Sam Hazen said in a third quarter earnings report transcribed by the Motley Fool.

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, Tenet Healthcare's ASC business, third quarter revenue hit $1.13 billion, a 21% increase from the same quarter last year, according to financial documents published Oct. 29.

Outpatient real estate firm Flagship Healthcare Properties has acquired the Central Ohio Surgical Institute in New Albany. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare plans to add 100 outpatient facilities by the end of 2024, bringing total sites of care to more than 2,600, according to a third quarter earnings report transcribed by the Motley Fool.

Novant Health and Ascension have both sold off ASCs since Aug. 2. 

The real estate for joint venture surgery center between United Surgical Partners International and Bozeman (Mont.) Health has been sold, according to an Oct. 25 report from ConnectCRE.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, one of the largest ASC operators in the country, posted an operating income of $1.9 billion in the third quarter of 2024, up from an operating income of $1.6 billion over the same period last year, according to its Oct. 25 financial report. 

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Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health entered the South Carolina market earlier this year with a $2.4 million acquisition of three hospitals and their affiliated physician clinics, previously owned by Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has sold its Charlotte, N.C.-based ASC, Matthews Surgery Center, to Charlotte-based OrthoCarolina. 

Private equity firm IRA Capital purchased a 41,500-square-foot medical outpatient facility in Chicago.

Nashville, Tenn.-based ASC chain AmSurg has partnered with healthcare communication company Dialog Health to enhance patient communication. 

A Georgia-based real estate company has purchased a medical office building in Ankeny, Iowa, for $31.7 million, according to an Oct. 23 report from the Business Record.

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Real estate developer Meridian has purchased a vacant, 94,569-square-foot medical building in Tucson, Ariz.

UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum, has set its sights on acquiring Brentwood, Tenn.-based ASC operator Surgery Partners, leaving industry leaders concerned about the potential effects. 

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health and Kerrville (Texas) Surgery Center have finalized a joint venture as Christus Surgery Center.