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Lakeview Surgery Center Valuation Battle | Des Moines News
A legal showdown is heating up over Lakeview Surgery Center, as UnityPoint Health and the Iowa Clinic clash over the value of the Iowa Clinic’s half-share—valued at nearly $38 million by one appraiser but just over $10 million by another. The dispute stems from a 2000 contract requiring independent appraisals, with the Iowa Clinic insisting UnityPoint verbally agreed to extend a deadline for the third appraisal, while UnityPoint claims no such agreement exists. Both sides insist patient care remains unaffected, but the case in business court could reshape how healthcare partnerships handle…
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