ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

While hospital outpatient departments account for about 25 percent of all outpatient surgical volume, ASCs are gaining more market share, according to Erin Nelson, director of strategy for healthcare consultancy Catalyst, a division of Haskell.

Minneaspolis-based Center for Diagnostic Imaging acquired a pair of outpatient imaging groups in Salt Lake City, the company announced Nov. 17.

Shore Capital Partners entered into a deal with Denver-based Women's Health Group, the firm announced Nov. 18.

While the overwhelming majority of physicians in small, independent practice believe smaller companies should fight to stay independent, they're somewhat torn as to whether healthcare consolidation is inevitable, according to a three-part survey conducted by global management consulting firm McKinsey…

St. Elizabeth Outpatient Surgery Center in Edgewood, Ky., is undergoing renovation and expansion, according to Jigsaw Solutions, a building information modeling company involved in the project.

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.

Podiatry Associates was recapitalized, according to an Oct. 20 announcement by Transitional Equity Consultants, a consulting firm focused on mergers and acquisitions in healthcare.

 Surgery Center of Reno (Nev.) and Renown Health said this week they are partnering to create affordable outpatient surgery.

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

  Chicago-based Physician Growth Partners was the exclusive transaction adviser for Urology Austin's partnership with Dallas-based Gauge Capital to form Urology America, according to a Nov. 12 press release.