A proposed $26 billion combination could have big implications for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) market. Sutter Health and Allina Health have signed a letter of intent to combine into a single nonprofit health system. The deal that would reshape the ASC landscape by uniting two of the sector’s most active health system operators under one roof. Sutter currently operates 36 ASCs throughout California, a source confirmed to ASC News. Allina brings nine facilities in the Upper Midwest. Together, the combined system would enter the deal with approximately 45 ASCs – and a previously stated commitment to build more.
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Source: https://ascnews.com/2026/03/sutter-allina-merger-would-create-one-of-the-nations-largest-nonprofit-asc-portfolios/