# Ascension Closes $3.9B AmSurg Deal

> Ascension completes $3.9 billion acquisition of Nashville-based AmSurg, expanding outpatient surgery centers.
- Title: Ascension Closes $3.9B AmSurg Deal · Dealroom | Shortify
- Summary: Ascension completes $3.9 billion acquisition of Nashville-based AmSurg, expanding outpatient surgery centers. Ascension closed a $3.9 billion deal with…
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- Source: Dealroom — https://dealroom.co/news/161354-ascension-closes-3-9b-amsurg-deal-in-year-of-asc-dealmaking
- Published: 2026-10-09T19:59:39+00:00
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## Ascension Acquires AmSurg
Ascension closed a $3.9 billion deal with Nashville-based AmSurg on June 4, growing its outpatient surgery centers to 300.
## Health Systems Shift to ASCs
Health systems are racing to capture surgical volume as cases shift from hospitals to lower-cost outpatient settings.
## Regulators Require Divestiture
The Federal Trade Commission required Ascension to divest seven AmSurg centers; six went to Optum subsidiary SC Affiliates.
## Key takeaway

Ascension closed a $3.9 billion deal with AmSurg to grow its outpatient surgery centers to 300.