Unifeye Vision Partners (UVP), a portfolio company of private equity firm Waud Capital Partners, announced on March 3 the completion of a strategic partnership with Premier Surgery Center, an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Santa Maria, California. This represents UVP’s fifth ASC in the state of California and the 17th member of the growing UVP community. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 2007 by physician partners from Pacific Eye Surgeons, Shepard Eye Center, California Retinal Consultants, ADV Vision and Central Coast Retinal, the ASC serves patients in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. The 13 physicians and their team treat ophthalmology, ENT and retinal patients.
UVP is a network of eye care providers. The company provides management and support services to ophthalmology and optometry practices as well as single-specialty eye surgery centers. UVP extends its operations to a network of 108 providers, 38 clinic locations and nine ambulatory surgery centers. The company is headquartered in Dallas.
According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this acquisition marks the sixth ASC transaction of 2023. There were also six ASC deals announced between January 1, 2022, and March 3, 2022.
