In the last year, Phoenix-based Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co. has affiliated with orthopedic practices in Michigan, Arizona, Florida and Nevada and expanded relationships with health systems and payers. 

ASC surgery volume is projected to grow 25 percent in the next decade, according to an analysis from Sg2 Healthcare Intelligence, but it's unclear whether ASCs will be able to accommodate these new cases with rising staff and supply costs. 

An outpatient medical office building in Rowlett, Texas, was sold for $6 million, REjournals reported June 28.

A $6.6 million 16,700-square-foot medical office building in La Porte, Ind. was sold, REJournals reported June 27. 

Atlas Healthcare Partners, a company that manages and develops surgery centers, has partnered with MedAxiom to create a joint venture specializing in improving cardiovascular care in ASCs.

JLL Capital Markets closed the $11.5 million sale of a 79,202-square-foot, two-story medical and office building in Durham, N.C., JLL reported June 16. 

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A medical office building in Plantation, Fla., was sold for $45.5 million, The Real Deal reported June 23.

A North Carolina medical office facility sold for $3.1 million, Boston Business Journal reported June 22. 

As operation costs skyrocket and reimbursements stagnate, ASCs are facing huge challenges to maintaining profitability. Here are five factors that can make or break ASCs in the coming years, according to seven ASC leaders. 

By 2028, the ASC market is projected to reach over $35.6 billion, a study published June 17 by Coherent Market Insight reports.

Healthcare real estate company Montecito Medical has acquired an ASC building in Shreveport, La. 

Force Therapeutics announced its partnership with Avon, Conn.-based Constitution Surgery Alliance to incorporate its digital care management platform, BioSpace reported June 17.

Here are nine ASC and medical office building transactions totaling $251.45 million Becker's has reported on since May 23:

United Surgical Partners International, AmSurg, SCA Health and Surgery Partners have made significant changes in the last year and are looking to new strategies in the future.

The Citrus Tower medical office building in Clermont, Fla., was acquired by Flagship Healthcare Trust, an outpatient healthcare real estate investment trust.

The property housing LaPorte, Ind.-based Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute sold for $6.6 million, REJournals reported June 15.

ASC developer Atlas Healthcare Partners has secured an investment from Southfield, Mich.-based BHSH System, the Phoenix-based company said June 15. 

US REO Fund, a Plano, Texas-based real estate investment firm, is hoping to draw physician groups with the renovation of a medical office building and ASC in Plano, REJournals reported June 13. 

Physician-owned entities are having a hard time remaining independent amid skyrocketing supply, labor and equipment costs.