Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is making a decisive pivot toward ASC growth. The nation’s largest for-profit hospital operator by facility count has spent recent years shedding underperforming hospitals, divesting seven in 2025 alone, while simultaneously doubling down on outpatient surgical capacity. The strategy reflects a broader industrywide trend — as payers push procedures to lower-cost settings and patients demand more convenient care, inpatient-heavy portfolios are beginning to be seen as a liability rather than an asset.
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Source: https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-transactions-and-valuation-issues/chs-asc-frenzy/