Valuation Issues for ASCs and Hospitals
Here are the median EBITDA margins for surgery centers by net revenue depending on the ASC's annual case volume, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Click to continue »Standard & Poor's and Moody's have both reaffirmed strong bond ratings for North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, a major financial component of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, citing the hospital's current positive focus on integrating management, governance and strategic planning and ongoing financial strength, according to a Wake Forest news release.
Click to continue »Andrew Hayek, president & CEO, and Joe Clark, executive vice president and chief development officer, of Surgical Care Affiliates discuss the ASC transaction market and SCA's considerations for acquiring centers. During its time as an affiliate of HealthSouth, SCA acquired very few centers; however, SCA has since become a fully independent company and, over the last 18 months, an aggressive acquirer of centers.
Click to continue »Brian Mathis, vice president of strategy at Surgical Care Affiliates in Birmingham, Ala., discusses surgical specialties with the highest profitability in ASCs and how to achieve profitability.
Click to continue »Here are the average and median EBITDA margins for surgery centers by net revenue, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Click to continue »Mergers and acquisitions among hospitals were down 13 percent in 2009, and dollar volume of the transactions was down 35 percent, according to a news release from Irving Levin Associates.
Click to continue »Q: How are hospitals still feeling the effects of the economic downturn?
Dave Felsenthal: States are still struggling, and many states don't have the money to fund state-run Medicare and Medicaid programs. Often they can't pay the bills immediately, so this has resulted in slow payments to hospitals. Some states, like Illinois, are used to these delayed payments, but hospitals in other states will need to prepare for these delayed payments.
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