National Surgical Healthcare, based in Chicago, has acquired a majority stake in Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Healthcare.
Optim is an orthopedics-focused health system. The acquisition, subject to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, is expected to close in the second quarter of this year.
Optim has 27 physician shareholders, as well as an additional 20 physicians in its network. The health system has an ambulatory surgery center in Savannah, three critical access hospitals, outpatient physical therapy locations, rural health clinics and imaging centers.
The acquisition marks National Surgical Healthcare's first step into the Georgia market.