Chicagoland firm buys Phoenix surgical hospital out of bankruptcy

In a $40 million deal, Deerfield, Illinois-based Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. has purchased Surgical Hospital of Phoenix out of bankruptcy. Of the 15 physician owners of the surgical hospital, five are staying on board, said Dave Gonzales, who served as the chief restructuring officer and whose Scottsdale-based firm CSK Securities LLC negotiated the sale of the assets.