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23 JOINT VENTURES Banner Health, Atlas Healthcare Partners acquire 2 Arizona ASCs By Claire Wallace A tlas Healthcare Partners and Banner Health have partnered in the acquisition of two Arizona ASCs in Scottsdale and Tucson. is brings Atlas Healthcare Partners to 27 ASCs, defending its title as the fastest-growing company in the ASC industry. Scottsdale-based acquisition Banner Surgery Center features two operating rooms and provides pain management and spine services with two physician investors. Tucson-based acquisition Banner Cardiovascular Center was converted from a laboratory to an ASC that focuses on vascular and endovascular surgery. "Over the last nearly four years we have created an integrated partnership with Banner focused on creating a great experience for physicians and patients," Aric Burke, CEO of Atlas, said in an Oct. 12 press release. "ese additional ASCs to the network are a critical part of the Banner/Atlas growth strategy. By continuing to expand service lines such as pain and spine, and cardiovascular we are providing outstanding customer service to physicians in a place where they can better care for patients." n Ascension Seton breaks ground on joint venture ASC By Claire Wallace A scension Seton Health Center Georgetown (Texas) has broken ground on a 60,000-square-foot building that will house a 19,664-square-foot surgery center, according to an Oct. 17 report from Hello Georgetown. e outpatient surgery center will be associated with Ascension Texas. "We are proud to expand multidisciplinary expertise in this growing community at Ascension Seton Health Center Georgetown," Andy Davis, president and CEO of Ascension Texas, told Hello Georgetown. "As we celebrate 120 years of service, Ascension Seton will continue to focus on ways to meet the healthcare needs of Central Texans and be a destination for high quality care provided by experienced specialists." n 2 Michigan hospitals form joint venture, build pediatric ASC By Riz Hatton L ivonia-based Trinity Health Michigan and U-M Health in Ann Arbor, Mich., are forming a joint venture to bring pediatric care to Trinity Health Oakland hospital in Pontiac, Michigan Medicine Headlines reported Oct. 21. The joint venture allows the hospitals to expand access to pediatric care from Ann Arbor-based C.S. Mott Children's Hospital to patients in the Metro Detroit area, according to the report. As a result of the partnership, Mott pediatric urology and orthopedic clinics will open in November, and a pediatric ASC will open in January 2023. The joint venture is expected to be formalized in November. n Atlas Healthcare Partners joins with MedAxiom for cardiovascular-focused ASCs By Claire Wallace A tlas Healthcare Partners has joined with cardiovascular organizational improvement company MedAxiom to form a joint venture, MedAtlas. MedAtlas is a cardiovascular-focused ASC company that will expand patient-centered heart care in ASCs. "MedAtlas will provide a better experience for physicians and patients through strategic alignments, including bridging the gap between health systems and physicians," Jerry Blackwell, MD, MedAxiom's president and CEO, said in an Oct. 18 press release. "The combination of Atlas' expertise in ASC development and management, and MedAxiom's deep insights into cardiovascular care delivery, ensures high-quality clinical and patient outcomes." n