Alliance for Multispecialty Research Acquires Affinity Health 

Alliance for Multispecialty Research Acquires Affinity Health 

Alliance for Multispecialty Research (AMR) announced on December 15 that it entered into an agreement to acquire Affinity Health.  Founded in 2015, Affinity Health provides clinical research delivery with exceptional patient care and safety.  AMR is a leading independent site management company with a 30-year history of successfully executing clinical trials across a network of 32 clinical sites. It has more than 130 dedicated principal investigators across upwards of 20 therapeutic areas, providing its pharmaceutical sponsor and contract research organization clients access to patients. Since 2022, the company has been owned by Curewell Capital, a private equity group based out of Los... Read More »
Veranex Acquires Atlanta-Based CRO T3 Labs

Veranex Acquires Atlanta-Based CRO T3 Labs

Veranex announced that it has acquired T3 Labs for an undisclosed price. T3 Labs is a contract research organization (CRO) in Atlanta offering preclinical testing services. The company brings devices, drugs and biologics from concept to commercialization.  Founded in 2021, Veranex is a comprehensive, global, tech-enabled service provider dedicated to the MedTech industry. Offering expert guidance from concept to commercialization and across the development continuum, Veranex enables accelerated speed to market, controlled development costs, development risk mitigation and accelerated market viability assessment. Veranex is backed by Summit Partners, Accelmed and Lauxera Capital... Read More »
Waco Family Medicine Acquires Ascension’s Midwifery clinic and Hillsboro clinic 

Waco Family Medicine Acquires Ascension’s Midwifery clinic and Hillsboro clinic 

Ascension announced that it was selling two Texas clinics to Waco Family Medicine. According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this transaction represents the 37th health clinic acquisition of 2023.   The clinics consist of a midwifery clinic in Waco and a general health clinic in Hillsboro. The midwifery Clinic is located at the Ascension Providence Hospital and has four midwives on staff.  Waco Family Medicine provides a wide variety of healthcare services out of 17 locations in Texas, all in the Waco MSA.  Both clinics will remain in their current locations, and all current services will continue to be offered. The press release said that there are plans to... Read More »
Bain Capital-Backed Surgery Partners Acquires Nevada Surgical Suites 

Bain Capital-Backed Surgery Partners Acquires Nevada Surgical Suites 

Surgery Partners, Inc., backed by Bain Capital, announced that it has expanded its ambulatory surgery center (ASC) presence with the acquisition of Nevada Surgical Suites (NSS).  NSS founded in 2009 by Dr. Alain Coppel, is a portfolio of ASCs affiliated with the premier provider of outpatient interventional pain management in Nevada. It has two locations in Las Vegas.   Surgery Partners is a leading operator of surgical facilities and ancillary services with more than 180 locations nationwide. It is based out of Brentwood, Tennessee.   Hyde Park Capital served as the exclusive investment banker and financial advisor to NSS. Epstein Becker Green served as legal counsel to... Read More »
Sentara Health Becomes Sole Owner of Velocity Urgent Care

Sentara Health Becomes Sole Owner of Velocity Urgent Care

Sentara Health has become the sole owner of Velocity Urgent Care. In conjunction with a third party, Sentara has been working in partnership with Velocity Urgent Care since December 2017 when Sentara transferred operations of seven Sentara Urgent Care facilities in the Hampton Roads area to the Velocity joint venture.   Velocity Urgent Care is a Virginia-based urgent care clinic providing extended hours care for illnesses, injuries, aches and pains. Velocity is comprised of 17 urgent care locations across Virginia with nearly 200 employees. It has plans to open a new location in early 2024 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.   Sentara Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization... Read More »
Transitioning to Value-Based Care: Financial Implications for Providers and Policymakers 

Transitioning to Value-Based Care: Financial Implications for Providers and Policymakers 

Berkeley Research Group, LLC (BRG), a global consulting firm, released a report that details the costs of value-based care (VBC). The report, called “Transitioning to Value-Based Care: Financial Implications for Providers and Policymakers,” was released November 15, 2023 and was prepared by Managing Director John Barkett.   The idea behind VBC is straightforward: “hold providers accountable for the total cost and quality of their patients’ care, and providers will redesign their practices in ways that eliminate waste and improve the health of their patients.”  While the idea is fairly simple, there are, of course, snags and financial aspects to consider. In the report,... Read More »