ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

An ASC operated by The Villages (Fla.) Regional Hospital has closed due to a lack of specialists, according to a report from Villages-News.

Toronto, Canada-based Medical Facilities Corp. will pay shareholders a cash dividend of about .07 cents per common share.

Cheverly, Md.-based UM Capital Region Health is upgrading Laurel (Md.) Regional Hospital, building an array of features including an outpatient surgery center, the Baltimore Sun reports.

Southlake City Council approved Dallas-based Retina Center of Texas's zoning change and concept plan for its medical office building, Community Impact reports.

There are several players in the outpatient surgery space interested in ASCs.

Estero (Fla.) Urgent Care closed one of its offices at the end of February, not long after two large healthcare providers opened medical facilities in the area, according to News-Press, part of the USA Today Network.

HCA Houston Healthcare Cypress Fairbanks is transitioning from a full-service hospital into a freestanding emergency room, effectively immediately, Community Impact reports.

CNL Healthcare Properties II will sell the medical office building housing Orlando, Fla.-based Mid-America Surgery Center to HCP Medical Office Buildings for $15.4 million.

Wellspring Capital Management is acquiring Minneapolis-based Center for Diagnostic Imaging for an undisclosed amount.

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