Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, an affiliate of Tenet Healthcare, is the nation's largest ASC chain. As of March 31, the company had an interest in 404 ambulatory surgery centers and 24 surgical hospitals in 34 states.

Optum received clearance to buy a 30-location independent physician organization in Massachusetts after significantly increasing the amount it intends to pay for and invest in the group, according to The Boston Globe.

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International reported same-facility systemwide growth in the first quarter of 2022, despite cases being canceled due to the omicron variant and intense efforts to integrate newly acquired ASCs from SurgCenter Development.

Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors purchased a medical office building in Winston-Salem, N.C., for $8.15 million, Triad Business Journal reported April 21. 

EyeSouth Partners has reached 30 affiliations after completing an affiliation with Center for Sight of Northwest Florida in Pensacola, according to an April 21 news release shared with Becker's.

Real estate company Meridian has sold a medical office building in Phoenix for $17.9 million, REBusiness reported April 20. 

The healthcare merger and acquisition market remained strong in the first quarter of 2022, coming off a record fourth quarter in 2021.

Hospitals and corporate entities continued their buying spree of physician practices last year, which experienced a steep increase after the pandemic set in, according to an April 2022 report from Avalere.

Real estate firm Montecito Medical purchased the building housing St. Joseph (Mo.) Outpatient Surgery Center, REBusiness Online reported April 18.

Big Sky Medical, a real estate investment manager, and Newmark, a real estate advisory and services company, have partnered to create a medical office building portfolio worth $1 billion, Commercial Property Exclusive reported April 18.

HREA | Healthcare Real Estate Advisors advised physician-owners in the recent sale of a multispecialty ASC in Anna, Texas, the real estate company said April 14. 

Here are five medical office building acquisitions in the last two weeks totaling $142 million: 

Optum revenue jumped nearly 19 percent in the first quarter to $43.3 billion, partially driven by the success of Optum Health, the company's physician-focused division.

JLL Income Property Trust has acquired the Sugar Land (Texas) Medical Plaza for $18.4 million, the company said April 12. 

Retina Consultants of America has reached 25 overall partnerships.

Despite an ongoing materials and labor shortage, 9 million square feet of medical office space is expected to open in 2022, according to a report by real estate services firm Marcus & Millichap.

Remedy Medical Properties and Kayne Anderson Real Estate added eight medical office buildings to their joint portfolio from medical software company Spruce Health, Commercial Property Executive reported April 11.

Medical real estate firm Montecito Medical acquired a medical office building in Greenville, N.C.

Montecito Medical has acquired a medical office building in Greenville, N.C., the real estate company said April 6. 

The number of physician group acquisitions last year grew significantly over 2020, according to a report from professional service network PwC.