Healthcare Services Acquisitions in South Carolina

Interim HealthCare Inc. (Sunrise, Florida) acquired its second-largest franchisee effective January 1, 2026, bringing operations across South Carolina's Upstate and Midlands and a hospice location in Atlanta under corporate ownership. The franchise had been owned by InvestSouth (managed by Chris Lupo); terms were not disclosed and local leadership will now report to Interim HealthCare's headquarters to strengthen the company's national home-based care network.

Care Advantage, Inc., a large privately owned Mid-Atlantic home care operator, has completed the acquisition of Attentive Angels Home Care, a Columbia, South Carolina-based non-medical in‑home care provider. The deal marks Care Advantage's entry into South Carolina and is supported by equity sponsor Searchlight Capital; financial terms were not disclosed.

Active Day, a Trevose, Pennsylvania-based provider of adult day and home care services, acquired AllCaregivers, New Generations Home Care of Florence, and Goldencare to form a statewide home care platform in South Carolina. The transactions expand Active Day's in-home services and pair those services with its existing adult day centers to extend its continuum of care and geographic coverage in the state.

The START Center for Cancer Research has acquired Carolina Urologic Research Center (CURC), expanding START's global network and establishing a dedicated Genitourinary (GU) Oncology Center of Excellence. The transaction closed in April 2025; Valcadia Healthcare Partners advised CURC while ReedSmith LLP advised START and Bass, Berry & Sims PLC advised CURC.

Arcus Health Services, LLC acquired Priority Home Care, LLC, a Walterboro, South Carolina provider of home and community-based healthcare services. The transaction, which closed February 6, 2025, was advised by Generational Group and expands Arcus’s skilled nursing and home health capabilities and presence in the region.

Senior Resource Group (SRG) announced the acquisition of Atria Mt. Pleasant, a 168-residence retirement community north of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The community will be renamed The Artisan Mt. Pleasant and join SRG's portfolio of senior living communities, where SRG will operate independent living, assisted living and memory care services.

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ: ACHC) has acquired three opioid treatment program clinics in South Carolina — the opioid treatment programs of Recovery Concepts, Recovery Concepts of the Carolina Upstate, and Clear Skye Treatment Center — which will be rebranded as Clinton, Easley and Ridgeland Comprehensive Treatment Centers within Acadia's CTC service line. These are Acadia's first Comprehensive Treatment Centers (CTCs) in South Carolina and expand the company's outpatient medication-assisted treatment footprint serving Medicaid and other patients.

Fulcrum Equity Partners completed a growth equity investment from its Fund V in Physician Services Group (PSG), a Greenville, South Carolina-based provider of transitional and geriatric care for residents of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. The capital will be used to strengthen PSG's management team, expand service offerings, and support new market expansion while leveraging PSG's high-touch model that has reduced 30-day rehospitalizations.

Epiphany Dermatology has partnered with Dermatology and Laser Center of Charleston, bringing Dr. Todd Schlesinger and his clinical team into the Epiphany network. The deal expands Epiphany's presence in South Carolina and provides the practice with centralized operational, clinical and administrative support.

Eye Health America (EHA), a PE-backed integrated eyecare platform, has entered a partnership to acquire Loris Eye Associates in Loris, South Carolina, marking EHA's 24th partnership since 2018. The deal expands EHA's patient care network in the PeeDee and Coastal South Carolina regions and brings the longtime optometry practice into EHA's multi-specialty platform.

Stone Point Capital has announced a strategic growth investment in ClearPoint Health, a Columbia, South Carolina-based medical stop-loss captive platform that helps small and mid-sized employers and benefit advisors implement transparent, affordable employee health benefit programs. The capital will be used to accelerate ClearPoint's national expansion, scale its captive platform and deepen its advisor-first, clinically integrated stop-loss and benefits solutions.

L Catterton has completed its acquisition of Thorne HealthTech, Inc. through a tender offer and subsequent second‑step merger, paying $10.20 per share and taking Thorne private. Thorne's common stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq and L Catterton intends to support Thorne's growth and execution of its clinically backed personalized testing and supplement offerings.

Allergy Partners has acquired Charleston Allergy and Asthma, adding the three-location Charleston, South Carolina practice to its national network. The acquisition expands Allergy Partners' southeast footprint and brings six board-certified allergists and 38 team members into the Allergy Partners platform.

Retina Consultants of America (RCA) has acquired East Coast Retina, PA, a retina specialty practice led by Dr. Stephen Phillips in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area. FOCUS Investment Banking advised East Coast Retina on the transaction; RCA will integrate the practice into its physician-centered practice management network to support day-to-day operations and future growth.

New Mountain Capital has made a growth investment in ClaimLogiq, a Charleston-based healthcare technology company that provides payment integrity and claims-review solutions via its TrueCost platform. The investment, made alongside ClaimLogiq's management team and existing investor Eir Partners, will fund product development, talent, infrastructure and potential strategic acquisitions to accelerate the company's growth.

Eir Partners completed a growth recapitalization of ClaimLogiq, a Charleston-based healthcare SaaS platform that provides payment integrity and pre-payment solutions to health plans. Eir intends to use ClaimLogiq as a platform investment to accelerate product development, automation and synergistic acquisitions (including Medliminal and SyTrue) to broaden capabilities and drive savings for payer customers.

Alliance Physical Therapy Partners has partnered with Excel Rehab & Sports, adding six outpatient clinics across South Carolina and Tennessee to Alliance's network. The transaction expands Alliance's geographic footprint and gives Excel access to Alliance's centralized support services; the platform is backed by private equity sponsor BPOC (Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company).

Birmingham-based Upstream Rehabilitation acquired Crescent Physical Therapy, a two-clinic outpatient practice founded by Chris and Kelli Kilgus, effective June 17, 2022. The deal brings Crescent into Upstream’s national platform as part of its strategy to expand services in rural and underserved communities in South Carolina.

Animal Dermatology Group, Inc. (ADG) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Southeast Veterinary Dermatology & Ear Clinic (SVDEC), expanding ADG’s veterinary dermatology footprint into additional Southeast markets. The acquisition adds the SVDEC clinical team (including eight to nine board-certified dermatologists) and multiple primary and satellite locations, supporting ADG’s national expansion strategy.

SpendMend, a Grand Rapids-based provider of tech-enabled cost-savings solutions for healthcare systems, has acquired the Healthcare Division of Moody Associates, P.A. The deal transfers Moody's hospital and health-system profit recovery and contract compliance clients to SpendMend while Moody Associates will continue operating its non-healthcare business under the same name out of Charleston, South Carolina.

PathGroup, a PE-backed provider of anatomic, clinical, molecular and digital pathology services, has acquired Pathology Consultants, a Greenville, South Carolina-based pathology services provider. The acquisition expands PathGroup’s service capabilities and geographic footprint across the Southeastern United States and adds clinical and molecular services to Pathology Consultants’ existing hospital and physician clients.

InTandem Capital Partners completed a growth equity investment in Providence Care, a Rock Hill, South Carolina-based provider of post-acute and end-of-life services. The investment will support Providence Care's expansion plans and the firm has added Larry Nabb as CEO to accelerate growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

Athletico Physical Therapy has acquired Georgialina Physical Therapy, a regional outpatient physical therapy provider with 17 locations across Georgia and South Carolina. The acquisition expands Athletico's network into Georgia and South Carolina, growing its footprint to over 600 locations and increasing patient access to its orthopedic rehabilitation services; terms were not disclosed.

Revelstoke Capital Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), alongside Crossroads' management, completed a recapitalization of Crossroads Treatment Centers to support the company's next phase of growth. The transaction provides capital to pursue add-on acquisitions and invest in Crossroads' value-based behavioral health care model across its network of treatment locations.

Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery announced the acquisition of Fort Mill Dermatology, a South Carolina dermatology practice led by Dr. Rebecca Smith. The practice joins Advanced Dermatology's network of 150+ offices as the company expands its footprint in South Carolina and plans to broaden cosmetic service offerings for local patients.

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (USPH) acquired 75% of the equity interests in an undisclosed three-clinic physical therapy practice in South Carolina for approximately $3.7 million, with the founder retaining a 25% ownership stake. The acquired business generates more than $2.7 million in annual revenue and records about 31,000 patient visits per year.

Quest Diagnostics has acquired substantially all assets of Labtech Diagnostics, an independent clinical diagnostic laboratory based in Anderson, South Carolina. The acquisition brings Labtech into Quest’s national laboratory network — Quest’s first full-service laboratory in South Carolina — and expands Quest’s diagnostic capabilities and presence across the Southeast.

Nashville-based Urgent Care Group has completed the acquisition of Coastal Urgent Care in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Coastal Urgent Care's founder Dr. Gerald Congdon and all employees will join the Urgent Care Group network and the center will be rebranded under the MEDcare Urgent Care banner with expanded hours and on-site services.

LFB Plasma, the U.S. plasma collection arm of France-based LFB Group, has acquired the ImmunoTek Bio Center collection site in Florence, South Carolina. The Florence center — LFB Plasma's first site in South Carolina and third in the U.S. — will transfer all 18 employees to LFB as the company expands its U.S. plasma collection footprint to increase domestic plasma supply.

Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery has acquired SkinTrust Dermatology, a Greenville, South Carolina practice founded by Dr. Eric James Baker. The acquisition adds the SkinTrust clinic to Advanced Dermatology’s national network of more than 140 offices and provides Dr. Baker with expanded infrastructure, back-office support, and access to clinical research while expanding Advanced Dermatology’s footprint in South Carolina.

CareATC, a Tulsa-based employer-sponsored healthcare provider, has acquired CareTeam, a direct primary care provider based in Charleston, South Carolina. The deal expands CareATC's geographic footprint and service offerings for employer clients while retaining the CareTeam brand and leadership team.

Ridgemont Equity Partners has acquired Agape Care Group, a leading hospice and palliative care provider headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, from The Vistria Group. Financial terms were not disclosed; Ridgemont plans to expand Agape's geographic footprint across the Southeast and continue growth through de novo locations and add-on acquisitions.

Kohlberg & Company has acquired Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) from Gryphon Investors. OBHG, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, is the nation’s largest provider of dedicated obstetric hospitalist programs with a network of over 1,100 clinicians serving ~200 hospitals across 34 states; management remains with the company and retains a significant stake.

Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery has acquired Palmetto Dermatology, the West Columbia, South Carolina practice of Dr. Jeffrey K. Smith. The practice becomes Advanced Dermatology's second location in South Carolina and joins its ~150-office national platform; Dr. Smith and his clinical team will remain on site. The deal is an add-on aimed at expanding Advanced Dermatology's regional footprint and clinical capabilities (including Mohs surgery).

Eye Health America (EHA), a Greenville-based eye care practice management company backed by LLR Partners, has acquired three established optometric practices — First Vision Group, Vision Care and Marlboro Eye Care Associates — expanding its footprint in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. The deals bring longtime local owners (Drs. David Hamill, Mark Vinson and David Johnson) into EHA’s integrated network as the organization continues to grow its regional platform of practices and ambulatory surgical centers.

QGenda, a provider of enterprise healthcare workforce management solutions, has acquired Shift Admin, a specialist in shift-based scheduling for emergency medicine, urgent care, and hospital medicine. The acquisition adds Shift Admin's shift-focused scheduling capabilities to QGenda's platform to expand provider scheduling coverage, improve visibility into provider availability, and optimize capacity across health systems.

Nashville-based Urgent Care Group has acquired Access Medical, a single-location urgent care center in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The clinic — Access Medical's 22nd center to join the Urgent Care Group network — will be rebranded as MEDcare Urgent Care and expand hours and online patient services under the MEDcare brand.

RLDatix, a PE-backed provider of patient safety and GRC software, has acquired Verge Health, a credentialing and provider-management software vendor. The deal brings Verge's Converge platform and analytics capabilities (serving ~900 healthcare organizations and ~500,000 users) into RLDatix to create an integrated safety-led compliance and credentialing software platform for healthcare.

Forum Health, a nationwide provider of functional and integrative medicine based in Flint, Michigan, has acquired Wellness by Design, a holistic medical clinic in Greenville, South Carolina led by Dr. Connie Casebolt. The acquisition brings Wellness by Design into the Forum Health network to expand patient access to personalized, root-cause-focused care.

Eye Health America (EHA), a PE‑backed eye care practice management platform based in Atlanta, acquired two South Carolina optometry practices — Dillon Eyecare Associates and Pee Dee Eye Associates — expanding its network in the Pee Dee region (Dillon, Hartsville and Sumter). The deals add primary eyecare and optical capabilities and deepen EHA's integrated care footprint and referral relationships with regional surgery centers such as Carolinas Centers for Sight and Clemson Eye.

Hospice Care of South Carolina (HCSC), a portfolio company of The Vistria Group, acquired Agapé Hospice to create the largest hospice provider in South Carolina. The combined organization will operate across all 46 counties with more than 800 employees and care for over 1,400 patients; financial terms were not disclosed.

Boston-based private equity firm WestView Capital Partners completed a growth recapitalization investment in Receivable Solutions, LLC (RSi), a Columbia, South Carolina–headquartered provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) services to hospitals and health systems. The transaction will support RSi’s continued growth and scale its outsourced RCM capabilities while founders Paul Reardon and Donnie Durant remain involved and will sit on the company’s board alongside WestView.

Carousel Capital partnered with Palmetto Infusion Services management to recapitalize Palmetto, a leading operator of ambulatory infusion centers. The recapitalization will provide growth capital to expand Palmetto's footprint across the Southeast and support continued delivery of specialty infusion and in-home administration services.

Eye Health America (a PE-backed eye care platform established by LLR Partners) has acquired Carolinas Centers for Sight, an ophthalmology practice based in Florence, South Carolina, including its main campus and four satellite offices. The deal expands Eye Health America's footprint and ambulatory surgery capabilities in the Pee Dee region of the Southeast United States.

Hitachi Healthcare Americas Corporation, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., has agreed to acquire VidiStar, LLC, a Greenville, South Carolina-based developer of a cloud-based diagnostic viewer and structured reporting solution for medical imaging. The acquisition is intended to expand Hitachi's healthcare informatics, structured reporting and analytics capabilities to improve workflow and decision support for providers performing diagnostic ultrasound and other imaging exams; VidiStar will retain its Greenville headquarters and employees will join Hitachi Healthcare Americas.

Express Scripts Holding Company completed the acquisition of eviCore healthcare for $3.6 billion on Dec. 15, 2017. The deal combines Express Scripts' pharmacy benefit management platform with eviCore's evidence-based medical benefit management capabilities to expand clinical services, improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.

Wilmington Medical Supply, an affiliate of Woodbury Health Products (owned by MTS Health Investors), acquired certain assets of Advanced Medical Group, LLC, a Southeastern U.S. distributor of home urological supplies. The asset purchase expands Woodbury’s footprint in the Southeast and strengthens its specialty home urological distribution capabilities; terms were not disclosed.