Healthcare Headlines — HREA | Healthcare Real Estate Advisors

HREA's Healthcare Headlines

HREA’s Healthcare Headlines is a monthly newsletter summarizing industry-relevant information, key news items, healthcare M&A transactions, and healthcare real estate transactions.

We hope this information is helpful and welcome the opportunity to discuss the latest trends and practices that are impacting physician groups, ASCs, and surgical hospitals.

February Healthcare Headlines 2026 — February 2026

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Just Sold: Duke LifePoint Healthcare
Becker’s Physician Leadership
5 Trends Shaping Private Practice
Ambulatory Surgery Center News
Pain, Endoscopy Surge as Some ASC Specialties Lose Ground
Senior Housing News
Senior Living Deal Pricing Trending Up in 2026 as M&A Stays Hot

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Monthly Edition: Year 2026

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January 2026

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Just Sold: Duke LifePoint Healthcare

Forbes
Hospital Mergers Gain Momentum as Trump’s “Beautiful Bill” Cuts Loom

Becker’s Hospital Review
US Healthcare Spending Climbed 7.2% in 2024: 8 Things to Know

Medical Construction Database
Engineering Pulse Check: Firms Confident Despite Economic Concerns

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Monthly Edition: Year 2025

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December 2025

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Just Sold: Duke LifePoint Healthcare

American Medical Association
AMA Backs Effort to Lift Restrictions on Physician-Owned Hospitals

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HREA Welcomes Sustainability and AI Leader Jeff Keen

Fierce Healthcare
CHS Sells Ambulatory Lab Businesses to Labcorp for $194M

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November 2025

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Just Sold: Pinnacle Medical Outpatient Building

Behavioral Health Business
Autism Therapy Providers Fight Medicaid Rate Cuts in Court

HREA | Healthcare Real Estate Advisors
Just Sold: Pocono Medical Outpatient Buildings

Healthcare Finance News
Financial Performance Gap Widens Between Top, Bottom Hospitals, Report Finds

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October 2025

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Sold: Atrium Health System Medical Office Condominium

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HREA Proudly Sponsors Becker’s 31st Annual Business & Operations of ASC Conference

Ambulatory Surgery Center News
Physician Growth, Anesthesia Pressures Top of Mind for ASC Leadership

Fierce Healthcare
Hospital M&A Continues to Rebound as Policy Uncertainty Clears

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September 2025

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HREA Announces Sale of Houston Physicians’ Hospital

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HREA was proud to be a sponsor and attend the PHA’s 2025 Leadership Summit.

VMG Health
Physician Compensation Trends: Market Pressures & Strategic Partnerships

CNBC
Fed Approves Quarter-Point Interest Rate Cut and Sees Two More Coming this Year

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August 2025

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Sold: GI Alliance MOB/Lonestar Endoscopy ASC Portfolio

McDermott Will & Schulte
Key takeaways | Navigating financial distress: Strategies for hospitals and health systems

Becker’s ASC
5 Things that Need to Change for Independent Practices to Survive

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Sold: Retina Associates of Kentucky

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July 2025

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Supporting the Future of Spine Care: HREA Sponsors Becker’s Annual ASC Conference

Revista
Medical Space in the Most Populous Metros

A.P. News
U.S. Labor Market Surprises with 147,000 New Jobs last month. Here are the Big Takeaways

Becker’s ASC
The Battle for ASC Ownership

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June 2025

Merritt Healthcare Advisors
Fort Worth Heart Partners with US Heart & Vascular

ASCNews
ASC Pipeline: Banner Health Breaks Ground on Scottsdale Campus; NYU Langone Expands with New Facility

Healthcare Finance News
Hospital Margins Improving Despite Tariff Uncertainty

Becker's ASC Review
Physician Owners, Strategic Partnerships, Private Equity, Investment Bankers – Important Insights from Industry Leaders

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May 2025

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HREA Expands Its Team in Nashville to Support Continued National Growth

Ambulatory Surgery Center News
Patient Selection: How ASC Operators Can Ensure a Safe Surgical Experience

Becker’s Physician Leadership
3 Questions Shaping Private Practice’s Future

Northwell Health
Northwell Health Completes Merger with Nuvance Health

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April 2025

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Sold: HCA College Park MOB Portfolio

Becker’s ASC
The Next Wave: 5 Emerging ASC Trends

Becker’s ASC
New ASC Development: 15 New ASCs in March

Fierce Healthcare
Non-Profit Hospital Margins Flipped Positive in 2024

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March 2025

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Ryan Michaels Promoted to Associate Director at HREA

Revista
Cap Rates by Property Price

Globe St.
Healthcare Real Estate Rebounds With Strong Sales, Improved Liquidity

Beckers ASC
10 trends defining hospital consolidation

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February 2025

VMG Health
ASC’s in 2024: A Year in Review

Fierce Healthcare
Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Bill Boosting Physician Pay

Revista
Inpatient Facility Construction Showed Strength in 2024

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Sold: Texoma Dialysis Center

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January 2025

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Sold: Texoma Dialysis Center

VMG Health
ASC Market Patterns to Watch

Vertess
Vertess Answers: What’s the Value of my Ambulatory Surgery Center?

Wall Street Journal
Private Equity Healthcare Deals Rebound Despite Regulatory Scrutiny

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Monthly Edition: Year 2024

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December 2024

Market Trends Going Into 2025

POHs Charge less than Non-Physician-Owned Hospitals: 5 Stats to Know

Why Systems are Pumping Billions of Dollars Into Outpatient Care

Spine Surgeons’ top Focus in 2025

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November 2024

Just Closed: UNC Chapel Hill MOB

Federal Reserve Cuts Rates by a Quarter Point

The State of Physician-Owned Hospitals: 10 Things to Know

10 Key Takeaways from the 2024 Healthcare Finance and Growth Conference

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October 2024

HREA was proud to title sponsor and speak at this year’s PHA Leadership Summit in Naples, FL

Commercial Real Estate is Poised to Benefit from Rate Cuts

The ASC Life Cycle: Understanding Physician Investment Opportunities

5 Massive Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions to Know in 2024

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September 2024

Just Closed: Best-Med Urgent Care Clinic | Casper-WY

Optum Sets Sights on Surgery Partners

The Sanders Trust Breaks Ground on $31 Million Rehabilitation Hospital

The ASC Life Cycle: Understanding Physician Investment Opportunities

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August 2024

Just Closed: Dignity Health Micro-Hospital located in Phoenix, AZ MSA

2Q2024 Snapshot

White Paper: Driving Value with an Investment Bank

Fed Chair Powell says September Interest Rate Cut Could be ‘on the table’ as Inflation Cools

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July 2024

Inflation rate falls in June for 1st time since 2020

The Importance of Investing in Ambulatory Surgery Center Nurse Leadership

State by State Breakdown of New ASCs in Q2

Sold: Three (3) Free-standing Medical Office Buildings

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June 2024

Medical Office Inventory Growing at a Slower Rate

3 Biggest Opportunities for ASC Growth

Navigating Private Equity in Healthcare

Steward Healthcare to Sell 31 US Hospitals at Auction

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May 2024

2024 Healthcare M&A Report

What the FTC’s Rule Banning Non-Competes Means for Healthcare

Rising Labor Costs Eat into Hospitals’ Q1 Profits

Analyzing Healthcare M&A Trends: Q1 2024 Insights

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April 2024

Recently Sold: Effingham Ambulatory Surgery Center

HREA Continues Its Growth

HREA 2023 Year In Review

Public Sector Predictions for Healthcare Utilization in 2024

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March 2024

Healthcare Real Estate Lenders Are Optimistic

Hospital Merger Activity is Projected to Increase in 2024\

Healthpeak Properties to Merge with Physicians Realty Trust to Create $21 Billion Firm

11 New ASCs in February

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February 2024

10 New ASCs in January

Hospital Merger Activity is Projected to Increase in 2024

Children’s Health, UT-Southwestern to Build $5B Pediatric Campus

Tenet $2.4B Sale of Hospitals Finalized, ASCs Remain USPI-Operated

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January 2024

Sold: Specialists Hospital Shreveport

What’s better than expert advice from a group of healthcare value experts? Free guidance from TWO leading healthcare advisory firms.

Double Digit Growth Expected for Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Private equity looks to ASCs in 2023: 5 notes

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Monthly Edition: Year 2023

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December 2023

Maximizing healthcare consolidation value with joint expertise

Healthcare Joint Ventures: Know the Value of Your Assets

Double Digit Growth Expected for Ambulatory Surgery Centers

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November 2023

Sold: 7-Property Medical Office and Outpatient Surgery Center Portfolio

Thank You for Joining Us Becker’s 29th Annual Meeting

Merritt Healthcare Advisors Serves as Exclusive Advisor to NorCal Orthopedic Surgery Center in their Partnership with Surgery Partners

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October 2023

Sold: Carolina Cardiology Associates MOB Portfolio

PHA’s 23rd Leadership Summit

Maximizing Healthcare Consolidation Value Through Collaboration

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September 2023

HREA & Merritt Healthcare Advisors are pleased to sponsor PHA’s 2023 Leadership Summit in Arizona

Merritt Healthcare Advisors Named a Top Investment Bank

5 Steps for Succession Planning with HREA | Healthcare Real Estate Advisors

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August 2023

HREA & Merritt Healthcare Advisors are pleased to sponsor PHA’s 2023 Leadership Summit in Arizona

Merritt Healthcare Advisors leads first-of-its-kind $75 million investment in regional cardiovascular practice, driving market expansion

These two companies plan to invest $300 million in outpatient healthcare real estate over the next two years.

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July 2023

HREA is proud to be a sponsor of the Becker’s 20th Annual Spine, Orthopedic + Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference

Outpatient Surgical Growth Expected, Especially in ASCs

MOB’s Low Vacancies, Longer Leases Boost Investor Appeal

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June 2023

Sold: $130 Million Sale of an 11-Property Medical Office Portfolio

Becker’s 20th Annual Spine, Orthopedic + Pain Management ASC Conference

Meet Our Newest Member: Mike Spisak

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May 2023

HREA & Merritt Healthcare Advisors are pleased to sponsor PHA’s 2023 Leadership Summit in Arizona

Merritt Healthcare Advisors Serves as Exclusive Advisor to Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital in New Partnership with Surgery Partners

New MOB Rents Substantially Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Era

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April 2023

HREA & Merritt Healthcare Advisors are pleased to sponsor PHA’s 2023 Leadership Summit in Arizona

Number of Surgeon Partners and ASC Profitability

VMG Health’s 2023 Healthcare M&A Report

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March 2023

Medical Office Rent Growth Accelerates

HREA & Merritt Healthcare Advisors are pleased to sponsor PHA’s 2023 Leadership Summit in Arizona

Price Transparency Rules Have Taken Effect. Now What happens?

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February 2023

Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions Regain Momentum

MOB Transaction Volume Cools in 4Q, Cap Rates Creep Up

Demand For Outpatient Services Continues to Drive MOBs

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January 2023

Medical Office Buildings’ Big Moment

As 2023 Recession Predictions Mount, Healthcare Real Estate Rises On CRE's Most-Wanted List

Capital Gets More Expensive for Healthcare CRE But Investors Are As Interested as Ever

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Monthly Edition: Year 2022

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December 2022

Sold: Award-Winning Specialty Hospital & MOB

Physicians Moving Away from Independent Practice, Monetizing their Real Estate

'Tidal Wave' of Equity Expected to Hit Healthcare Market

November 2022

Sold: Physician-Owned Hospital & MOB | Springfield, OH

Sold: Physician-Owned Surgical Hospital & MOB Portfolio| Post Falls, ID

Feature Story: Q3 MOB sales dipped; fundamentals still strong

September 2022

Sold: Physician-Owned Surgical Hospital & MOB Portfolio| Post Falls, ID

Medical Office CRE Gains Strength

MOB Transaction Prices

September 2022

Meet our Newest Member: Michael Altieri

Cardiovascular Associates of America Accelerates Growth via New Partnership with Carolina Cardiology Associates

Annual MOB Transaction Volume Over $21B

August 2022

The Medical Office Sector and GDP Growth

Lower Middle Market Pursuits: Q1 Deal Flow Defies the Odds, Underscoring LMM Stability

Annual Healthcare M&A Report

July 2022

How ASC leaders are approaching investment, growth

The Impact of Interest Rates on Medical Real Estate

Attractive Healthcare Real Estate Sector Welcomes New Investors

June 2022

The High-Performance Orthopedic ASC Starts with an Optimized Development Plan

New Hospital Construction Picks Up

MOB Transaction Volume Sets Quarterly and Annual Volume Records in 1Q22

May 2022

Sold: Brand New State-of-the-Art MOB & ASC | Flagstaff, AZ

PHA Executive Summit 2022

The Future of Outpatient Orthopedics: 5 Surgeon Insights

April 2022

Sold: Brand New Multi-Specialty Outpatient Surgery Center | Anna, TX

Record M&A in 2021 Providing Strong Momentum for 2022 Despite Ongoing Pandemic and Supply Chain Challenges

Record Breaking Year for Healthcare Real Estate

March 2022

News Release: SOLD – On-Campus Medical Office Building | Sarasota, Florida

Merritt Healthcare Advisors (“MHA”) is pleased to announce Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital (“OVSH”) has partnered with OhioHealth and Premier Health. MHA served as the exclusive advisor to OVSH

How to Maximize the Value of ASC Real Estate

February 2022

Assured Healthcare Partners and the Cardiovascular Health Clinic join to form Cardiovascular Health Partners

HREA is pleased to announce the real estate sale of a nine (9) building medical office portfolio located in southeast Michigan.

Hammes Healthcare Fund Surpasses $325 million