A two-building medical office portfolio in Libertyville, Ill., has been acquired by an affiliate of Stage Equity Partners, according to a Nov. 29 report from Commercial Property Executive.

At the Becker's 29th Annual ASC Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, Dana Jacoby, president and CEO of Vector Medical Group, and Gary Herschman, partner and co-chair of the healthcare transactions group at Epstein Becker & Green, discussed the consolidation in the healthcare industry, particularly in ASCs and physician groups.

From Optum acquisitions to a CMS rule, here are five major moves that shook up the ASC industry in 2023:

A 33,000-square-foot medical office building in Carmel, Ind., has been acquired by Echo Real Estate for an undisclosed price, according to a Nov. 22 report from REBusiness Online.

Here are three healthcare stories from the last week that ASC leaders should know:

ASC chains such as Tenet Healthcare's United Surgical Partners International and Optum's SCA Health are rapidly growing as the industry consolidates.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has acquired 507,237 square feet of medical office space in Washington, D.C., for $198 million, according to a Nov. 20 report from Commercial Property Executive. 

ASC expert group Avanza Healthcare Strategies laid out the growing relationship between hospitals and ASCs in its "Hospital Leadership ASC Survey."

Here are three healthcare real estate transactions totaling $73 million that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 30: 

Seven ASCs affiliated with AmSurg made Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers" list, which ranks 550 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

The U.S. physician group market is valued at $292.3 billion in 2023 and is expected to hit $397.1 billion by 2030, according to a report from Fortune Business Insights.

Rush Oak Brook (Ill.) Medical Center was acquired by joint venture partners Remedy Medical Properties and Kayne Anderson Real Estate. 

A medical office building in Pikesville, Md., has been acquired for $34 million, according to a Nov. 14 report from the Baltimore Business Journal. 

CommonSpirit Health's Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and Amazon's One Medical have inked a deal to allow CommonSpirit's specialists to provide care to Amazon's primary care patients, according to a Nov. 9 release from the health system. 

Hospitals are showing increasing interest in ASCs, but some are still hesitant, according to the annual "Hospital Leadership ASC Survey," conducted by consulting group Avanza Healthcare Strategies and published Nov. 8. 

A 35,406-square-foot medical office building in Sterling, Va., a nearby suburb of Washington D.C., has sold for an undisclosed price, according to a Nov. 9 report from REBusiness Online.

The number of hospital systems that own ASCs are on the rise, according to the annual "Hospital Leadership ASC Survey," conducted by ASC expert group Avanza Healthcare Strategies and published Nov. 8. 

Here are 15 notes from United Surgical Partners International, Surgery Partners and Optum's third quarter financial results:

Four ASCs between $1.1 million and $3.2 million have been listed for sale in New Jersey, according to data from LoopNet accessed on Nov. 9. 

Here are three updates on Surgery Partners that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 21: