From major acquisitions to AI-powered partnerships, here are 10 major GI deals to know from 2025: 1. In January, Optum subsidiary SCA Health, one of the largest ASC chains in the country, acquired ...

HealthCare has acquired Wallinford, Conn.-based Consulting Cardiologists for $3 million, Hartford Business Journal reported Jan. 7. Hartford first filed a certificate-of-need application to acquire ...

Orlando, Fla.-based Ascend Vision Partners entered the Oklahoma market with the acquisition of three practices. according to a Jan. 7 press release. The acquisition includes Oklahoma Retinal ...

Atria Heart, part of Cardiovascular Associates of America, acquired Phoenix-based Cardiovascular Consultants, according to a Jan. 7 news release. Cardiovascular Consultants has provided care in the ...

Hari Kalagara, MD, an anesthesiologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., has been named the 2026 recipient of the Presidential Scholar Award from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and ...

Pine Bluff, Ark.-based Jefferson Regional has added Steven Blake, DO, according to a Jan. 7 report from Stuttgart Daily Leader. Dr. Blake is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine.

Salisbury, Md.-based TidalHealth has appointed Lindsey Nelson, MD, as executive medical director of the TidalHealth Anesthesiology service line.  In the role, Dr. Nelson will oversee the strategic, ...

Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center Aliso Viejo (Calif.) earned a 2025 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award from Press Ganey, according to a Jan. 7 news release shared with Becker’s ...

Medical Center has opened a new ASC, Community Impact reported Jan. 7. The ASC was opened Jan. 6 and has been under construction for the last three years, according to the report. The facility is a ...

An increasing demand for healthcare services paired with an aging and increasingly burned out workforce are driving ongoing physician shortages, according to Medicus’ recently published The Physician ...

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare — one of the largest ASC operators through its HCA Surgery Ventures arm — is facing pushback over its outpatient growth efforts in both Virginia and Tennessee.

As healthcare costs continue to rise, organizations are expected to sharpen investments around lower-cost care settings and operational efficiency, according to a report from Ankura’s Healthcare Real ...