A company affiliated with UnitedHealth Group is looking to take a majority ownership stake in a Guilford surgical center.
The physician-owned Guilford Surgery Center in 2022 sold a 49% non-controlling interest to Surgical Care Affiliates, which is owned by UnitedHealth’s Optum division. Now, the surgery center is asking state regulators permission to sell an additional 9% stake to Surgical Care Affiliates and UnitedHealth, which would give the buyers a 58% controlling interest in the company, the Hartford Business Journal reports. Read more.
