Becker's Healthcare February 24, 2025
Hospital consolidation continues to reshape the nation’s healthcare landscape, with mergers and acquisitions becoming a dominant strategy for health systems seeking financial stability, operational efficiency and expanded patient access.
Here are 10 key trends that ASCs should be aware of as consolidation accelerates.
1. Increase in urgent care center acquisitions
As healthcare shifts further toward outpatient settings, hospitals and health systems are acquiring urgent care centers to strengthen market positions and meet the rising demand for accessible, cost-effective care. This trend is driven by financial pressures, increased competition from payer-owned providers and retail clinics such as CVS, Walgreens and Amazon’s One Medical, and the broader move toward value-based care models.
2. Pennsylvania remains hot bed for hospital consolidation
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