ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Hartford, Conn.-based Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center plans to open an orthopedic surgery center in Hartford, according to Hartford Courant.

Shenandoah (Iowa) Medical Center is putting the finishing touches on its new outpatient surgery center, KMA Land reports.

The nation's largest public ASC chains had a rough third quarter, due in part to elements outside of their control. Here is one thing that Surgery Partners, AmSurg, United Surgical Partners International and HCA had in common:

AnMed Health closed its Physicians Surgery Center permanently after it laid off 94 employees, the Independent Mail reports. Both organizations are based in Anderson, S.C.

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that have opened or announced plans for ASCs in October.

Surgery Partners reported its third quarter of 2017 and year-to-date financial results.

During a panel discussion Oct. 26 at Becker's ASC Review 24th Annual Conference: The Business and Operations of ASCs, held in Chicago, three panelists discussed trends affecting hospital-ASC relations moving into 2018.

The partnership between two physicians and Eastern Long Island Hospital gained approval from the New York State Department of Health to construct a new surgery center, according to Southold Local.

According to a Nasdaq report, analysts are souring on Envision Healthcare after the stock hit a 52-week low of $26.34 Nov. 6.

Work on the $25 million building set to house the Athens, Ala.-based Athens-Limestone Hospital Surgery Center is progressing, DectaurDaily.com reports.