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

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.

ZT Corporate Acquires STAT Specialty Hospital to Expand South Texas Footprint

October 28, 2024

Healthcare Services

ZT Corporate, a Houston-based private equity firm, has acquired STAT Specialty Hospital, a network comprising three micro-hospitals and one freestanding emergency center in Laredo, Del Rio and Eagle Pass, Texas. The assets will be integrated into ZT Corporate's healthcare platform Altus Community Healthcare to expand the firm's regional footprint and add specialty hospital and emergency care capabilities.

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

November 30, 2023

Healthcare Services

HCA Healthcare has purchased a network of eleven free-standing emergency departments (FSEDs) in the greater Houston area from SignatureCare Emergency Center and its affiliates. Dinan Capital Advisors served as exclusive financial advisor to SignatureCare; SignatureCare will continue operating FSED networks outside Houston after the sale.

Intuitive Health (Altamont-backed) Acquires Premier ER & Urgent Care

May 25, 2023

Healthcare Services

Intuitive Health, a portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners, acquired Premier ER & Urgent Care, a Texas-based hybrid emergency room and urgent care operator with four locations. The deal is an add-on to Intuitive's platform, expanding its footprint in Texas; financing was provided by Stellus Capital Management alongside City National Bank.

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.

Emergency Care Partners Acquires Arizona Emergency Medicine Specialists

May 2, 2022

Healthcare Services

Emergency Care Partners (ECP), a national emergency medicine and ED management platform backed by Varsity Healthcare Partners and Regal Healthcare Capital Partners, has completed a strategic merger with Arizona Emergency Medicine Specialists (AEMS) of Lake Havasu, Arizona. The transaction brings AEMS physicians into ECP's physician-shareholder model, expands ECP's presence in the Southwest, and increases the combined platform to 43 locations with a clinical workforce supporting roughly 1,000,000 patient visits annually.