The Vermont House Health Care Committee discussed several regulatory measures to modify the state's surgery center approval process, VTDigger reports.  By Eric Oliver - 4/22/19

Cheverly-based University of Maryland Capital Region Health System is no longer contesting Parole, Md.-based Anne Arundel Medical Center's cardiac surgery center, the Capital Gazette reports.  By Eric Oliver - 4/22/19

White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital will break ground on its $272 million, 252,000-square-foot Outpatient Care Center April 22, the Daily Voice reports.  By Eric Oliver - 4/22/19

The number of healthcare private equity deals rose to a record 265 in 2017, according to a 2019 report from consulting firm Bain & Company.  By Angie Stewart - 4/19/19

Royal Oak, Mich.-based Beaumont Health is building an outpatient surgery center across from its main campus, according to a Beaumont representative who confirmed a Crain's Detroit Business report.  By Eric Oliver - 4/19/19

Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center opened an outpatient center in Franklin, Mass., the Worcester Business Journal reports.  By Eric Oliver - 4/19/19

Jill Thrasher, administrator of Frisco, Texas-based Baylor Scott & White Sports Surgery Center at the Star, discusses the key concepts for developing a great joint venture relationship between physicians and hospital administrators.  By Laura Dyrda - 4/19/19

Acute hospital transactions were down in the first quarter of 2019, according to a report from Ponder.  By Laura Dyrda - 4/18/19

New York City-based Mount Sinai Ambulatory Ventures and Ridgefield, Conn.-based Merritt Healthcare applied for a certificate of need to build a $10.2 million, gastroenterology-focused ASC, according to the submitted application.  By Eric Oliver - 4/18/19

Here are four joint venture ASCs opened or announced in March:  By Eric Oliver - 4/17/19

Hamilton, Mont.-based Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital is offering the public a peak behind the curtain of its new surgery center, the Bitterroot Star reports.  By Eric Oliver - 4/17/19

Mercy Health-Cincinnati will soon open a medical office building housing Cincinnati Eye Institute's new surgical center, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports.  By Eric Oliver - 4/17/19

Jeffrey Flynn, administrator and COO of Gramercy Surgery Center in New York City, examines how ASCs can develop successful joint venture partnerships with hospitals and other organizations.  By Laura Dyrda - 4/16/19

Michael Patterson, president and CEO of Mississippi Valley Health in Davenport, Iowa, discusses the key aspects of a successful ASC joint venture.  By Laura Dyrda - 4/16/19

JLL Healthcare Capital Markets Group sold an Indianapolis building occupied by Senate Street Surgery Center to an unspecified buyer, according to JLL Capital Markets Executive Vice President Justin Hill.  By Angie Stewart - 4/16/19

Here are six updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note:  By Eric Oliver - 4/16/19

Boiling Springs, S.C.-based Palmetto Eye & Laser Center moved into its new office and outpatient surgery center April 16, according to a statement on the practice's website.  By Eric Oliver - 4/16/19

Omni Ophthalmic Management Consultants acquired an eye center with locations in Pennsylvania and Maryland, according to a press release published in PE Hub.  By Laura Dyrda - 4/15/19

Grace Hospital ASC in Southfield, Mich., has a $3.9 million project in the works.  By Angie Stewart - 4/15/19

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health plans to acquire Sterling Surgical Center in Orchard Park, N.Y., Buffalo Business First reports.  By Angie Stewart - 4/12/19