ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Fourteen hospitals and health systems opened or announced plans for ASCs in May.

The New York Department of Health approved Buffalo, N.Y.-based WNY Medical Management's proposal to build a multispecialty ASC in Amherst, N.Y., Buffalo Business First reports.

KKR will acquire Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare for about $9.9 billion, or $46 per share.

Muncie-based Central Indiana Orthopedics is constructing a 37-acre medical campus with a surgery center and medical office space, the Indianapolis Business Journal reports.

Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health will open two outpatient centers in The Oaks Mall in Gainesville, The Gainesville Sun reports.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas Center for Ambulatory Dentistry broke ground on an 11,000-square-foot dental surgery center, also in Charlotte.

Nashville, Tenn.-base HCA Healthcare and private equity partner KKR have made their final offer to acquire Nashville-based Envision Healthcare, The New York Post reports.

Columbus-based Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center selected a second location for a network of outpatient complexes with ASCs and medical offices, Columbus Business First reports.

Eric Yetter of PhysiciansFirst Healthcare Partners penned a blog on the market for physician-owned ASCs, offering tips on maximizing value and ensuring a steady income stream well into retirement.

New Lenox, Ill.-based Silver Cross Hospital opened a freestanding ASC in New Lenox through a joint venture with independent physicians and Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International, The Herald-News reports.