April 14, 2026- Earlier this year, NueHealth announced four new partnerships across Missouri and New Jersey, expanding its national footprint with four distinct and diverse partnerships. NueHealth provides physician-aligned management services for ambulatory surgery centers, working with these facilities to improve the efficiency, clinical outcomes and economic performance for their partners.
Repertoire Magazine recently spoke to Michael Sheerin, CEO of NueHealth, about these partnerships, their business intelligence platform and the biggest challenges facing ASCs right now.
Repertoire Magazine: What’s the most exciting thing for you about these new partnerships and how does it play into the overall mission and vision of NueHealth for 2026?
Michael Sheerin: We are focused on growth and value-based care in 2026 and beyond. It’s always exciting to announce a new partnership – let alone four new partnerships. What excites me even more about these deals is the diversity in their deal structure. In one agreement we are managing a center without equity while in another we are manager and minority equity partner. One of the deals is a de novo development and management project, and another is with a major health system partner.
Many of our competitors have a “boilerplate” approach to deal structure that often requires both a management contract and equity in the center. We adopted a philosophy of meeting customers where they are in their ASC journey as long as it still makes financial sense to NueHealth. It’s that diversity and approach that excites me as it illustrates our commitment and ability to adapt to the needs of our partners.
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