Becker's ASC Review

52 JOINT VENTURES 5 recent ASC, specialty practice acquisitions By Angie Stewart S ince mid-August, Becker's ASC Review has reported on three ac- quisitions involving surgery centers or their properties, as well as two acquisi- tions of specialty groups. Surgery center acquisitions Surgical weight loss company Blossom Bariatrics acquired a 13,376-square-foot ASC in Franklin, Ind. Chicago real estate firm Stage Equity Partners acquired Little Rock-based Endoscopy Center of Arkansas, a 10,000-square-foot surgery center. ASC property acquisitions SK Medical Management acquired e Medical Pavilion at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. e medical office build- ing houses an ASC operated by Adventist HealthCare. Specialty group acquisitions CRH Medical acquired a 51 percent interest stake in Wilmington, N.C.-based Coastal Carolina Sedation Associates, a practice with an estimated annual rev- enue of $2.1 million. Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners acquired San Antonio-based Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates. n Ocotillo Surgery Center opens in Arizona with 6-surgeon team — 3 things to know By Angie Stewart An ASC was erected in Gilbert, Ariz., according to Marwan Tamimi, an architect involved in the project, according to a Sept. 7 LinkedIn post. Three quick details: 1. Dubbed Ocotillo Surgery Center, the ASC has a team of six surgeons: Philip Pepple, MD, Denise Garcia, MD, Anthony Dyer, MD, Albert Amini, MD, Andrew Villa Jr., MD, and Matthew Moore, DO. 2. The surgeons specialize in areas including advanced laparoscopy, urogyne- cology, gastrointestinal oncology, cosmetic surgery and hepatobiliary surgery. 3. Kate Meyers, BSN, RN, was installed as clinical director of Ocotillo Surgery Center. She focuses on coordinating exceptional care and optimizing the pa- tient and physician experience. n San Antonio physician breaks ground on surgery center, medical office building By Eric Oliver S an Antonio Vascular and Endovascular Clinic recently broke ground on Mission Surgery Center, a medical office building with a surgery center, according to a Sept. 4 San Antonio Business Journal report. What you should know: 1. The medical office building will include a full-service ambulatory facility and an attached clinic. 2. Lyssa Ochoa, MD, is spearheading the development. She said the surgery center will be the only Medicare-accredited facility on the south side of San Antonio. 3. The center will specialize in orthopedics, ophthalmology, plastic surgery, general surgery, cardiology and pain management. 4. The center should open in spring 2021. n Indiana hospital acquires former First Street Surgery Center for $875K By Eric Oliver V incennes, Ind.-based The Good Samaritan in August acquired the build- ing that housed the former First Street Surgery Center for $875,000, TriStateHomepage.com reports. The building is 10,000 square feet. The Good Samaritan will use the space as a COVID-19 testing site to begin with. The hospital plans to announce its final plans for the space in the next three to six months. n

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