HCA Healthcare Acquires Eleven Houston-Area FSEDs from SignatureCare Emergency Center

Altus Community Healthcare Acquires Exceptional Emergency Center's 14 Texas Locations

June 16, 2023

Healthcare Services

Altus Community Healthcare, a portfolio company of private equity firm ZT Corporate, has acquired Exceptional Emergency Center’s 14 freestanding emergency center locations across Texas. The deal expands Altus’s presence to 30 freestanding emergency centers in Texas and positions the company as the largest operator of freestanding emergency centers in the state.

ZT Corporate Acquires Austin Emergency Center

July 19, 2022

Healthcare Services

ZT Corporate, a private equity firm focused on healthcare and automotive investments, acquired Austin Emergency Center (AEC) in 2021 and has provided a capital infusion to convert the Arboretum location to a freestanding emergency center. The renovated AEC site in Austin, Texas now operates 24/7 with expanded services (CT imaging, full labs, board-certified ER physicians) and is part of ZT Corporate's growing freestanding emergency portfolio managed under its Altus community healthcare operations.

Medical Center Cardiovascular Association Acquires Sayed Feghali Cardiology Association

July 26, 2019

Healthcare Services

Medical Center Cardiovascular Association acquired Sayed Feghali Cardiology Association, a Houston-based cardiology practice founded in 1999 by Dr. Sayed Feghali. ClearRidge advised the sellers; the acquired practice will continue to operate out of Texas Children's Hospital in Houston under the Medical Center Cardiovascular Association.

US Acute Care Solutions Acquires Chattanooga Emergency Medicine

March 1, 2022

Healthcare Services

US Acute Care Solutions (USACS), the national physician-owned acute care practice, announced that Chattanooga Emergency Medicine (CEM), a democratic physician-owned group that staffs three hospitals in Tennessee and Georgia, will join USACS effective March 1, 2022. The move expands USACS’ national footprint and resources while preserving physician ownership and strengthening relationships with local health system partners.

ZT Corporate / Altus Community Healthcare Acquires Four Express ER Facilities in Central Texas

October 28, 2025

Healthcare Services

ZT Corporate acquired four emergency care facilities operating under the Express ER brand in Abilene, Waco, Harker Heights and Temple, Texas, and will integrate them into its healthcare platform, Altus Community Healthcare. The deal expands ZT Corporate's footprint in Central Texas and increases the firm's emergency care presence in the state to 35 centers.

ScionHealth Acquires Cornerstone Healthcare Group

May 12, 2022

Healthcare Services

ScionHealth announced a definitive agreement to acquire Cornerstone Healthcare Group, expanding ScionHealth's national network of long-term acute care hospitals, community hospitals, and physician practices. The deal (expected to close in H2 2022 subject to regulatory approvals) excludes Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Clear Lake and Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Houston Medical Center.