ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System filed a plan to invest $50 million in a new medical center next to the Laurel (Md.) Regional Hospital, The Baltimore Sun reports.

Here are six recent ASC acquisitions and partnerships announced in April 2018.

The healthcare market characterized by mega-mergers and disruptive transactions in 2017 will be shaped an uncertain regulatory environment in 2018, according to VMG's Healthcare M&A Report.

North East Alliance Surgery Center in Hamden, Conn., plans to open in the fall in partnership with Surgical Care Affiliates.

Physician-owners can expect a high volume of ophthalmology acquisitions and early adoption in orthopedics and spine care by private equity firms this year, according to investment bank PhysiciansFirst.

For the first quarter of 2018, USPI reported $498 million in net operating revenue, up 9.5 percent over the same period last year, and a 3.2 percent increase in same-facility cases.

Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based Saint Thomas Health purchased 2.25 acres of land for $1.19 million to build its new outpatient surgery center, the Murfreesboro Voice reports.

Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health is breaking ground on an outpatient surgery center May 1, Cobb Business Journal reports.

HCA Healthcare announced its first quarter fiscal year 2018 earnings, posting revenues of $11.42 billion.

Dallas-based U.S. Dermatology Partners acquired Carrollton, Texas-based Trinity Dermatology, — its second acquisition this week.