ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Raleigh, N.C.-based US Radiology Specialists acquired Birmingham, Ala.-based ImageSouth, the physician-owned radiology practice announced Dec. 10.

Grand Teton Surgical Center sold majority interest to Idaho Falls-based Mountain View Hospital and Surgery Partners, according to a report from Merritt Healthcare Advisors.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare will acquire up to 45 ASCs from Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development for $1.1 billion, Tenet announced Dec. 10.

Healthcare valuation and transaction advisory firm VMG Health has acquired RR Health Strategies, a medical coding, compliance and management consulting firm, according to a Dec. 8 announcement.

Here are 10 updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note:

Two San Diego medical groups have merged to create Palomar Health Medical Group in Escondido, Calif., Valley News reported Dec. 4.

  Becker's ASC Review reported on four recent ASC acquisitions in November.

An entity affiliated with Avon, Conn.-based ASC operator Constitution Surgery Alliance paid $17.1 million for a 75,000-square-foot office building in Wilton, Conn., a market with high demand for medical services, according to Boston Real Estate Times.

Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center is seeking board approval to purchase a full ownership stake in Upper Cumberland Physicians Surgery Center in Cookeville.

Here's how Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Nashville-based Surgery Partners' shares have fluctuated over the last five days.