ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center will dedicate and cut the ribbon on its $65 million, 100,000-square-foot medical professional building in Oak Brook, Ill., Dec. 11.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is building an outpatient clinic in Fort Knox, Ky., The News-Enterprise reports.

Work is progressing on Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Health Network's Troy (Ohio) Hospital, with a surgery center, Troy Daily News reports.

Boston-based Partners HealthCare aims to open multiple outpatient clinics in Eastern Massachusetts and focus on ambulatory growth over the next five years, The Boston Globe reports.

Here are seven ASC acquisitions and partnerships announced in November 2018:

Estero, Fla.-based Lee Health Coconut Point opened a 163,500-square-foot outpatient center featuring what is believed to be the first freestanding emergency department in Lee County, Fla., Business Observer reports.

The Houston City Council approved a community improvement district to fund Houston, Mo.-based Texas County Memorial Hospital's proposed on-campus surgery center, the Houston Herald reports.

Baltimore-based MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center took the first step on its new $70 million outpatient surgical pavilion, breaking ground Dec. 3, the Baltimore Sun reports.

The Trump administration released a proposal centered on offering quality healthcare at affordable prices, suggesting changes to certificate-of-need laws to promote choice and increase competition.

The Trump administration released a lengthy document examining the healthcare industry and making recommendations for changes going forward.