ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Here are eight hospitals and health systems that have opened or announced plans for ASCs in December 2017.

Vascular surgeons Jason Jundt, MD, and Wayne Nelson, MD, are building a new surgery center in Bend, Ore., according to The Bulletin.

Southlake-based Texas Digestive Disease Consultants entered into the Houston market through the recently announced addition of Greater Houston Gastroenterology.

A group of Massillon, Ohio-based Affinity Medical Center physicians aims to purchase the troubled hospital from Quorum Health, according to Canton Rep.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's Executive Chairman and CEO Ron Rittenmeyer announced the company would lay off 2,000 employees and divest more than $1 billion in assets in an attempt to improve its financial performance. Mr. Rittenmeyer made the announcement at J.P.…

Pocatello, Idaho-based Skyline Surgery Center is a stakeholder in a soon-to-be developed medical campus in Chubbuck, Idaho, the Idaho State Journal reports.

Pueblo, Colo.-based Parkview Medical Center will open its new $12 million outpatient surgery center Jan. 17, The Pueblo Chieftain reports.

Mass.-based Hallmark Health System plans to build an ASC at its Lawrence Memorial Hospital campus in Medford, Mass., according to a Hallmark Health statement issued to Wicked Local.

Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists withdrew its request for $1.7 million in tax breaks, after several organizations and the Onandaga County Legislature chairman opposed the request, Syracuse.com reports.   

Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America will open its eleventh pain clinic in Wellington, Fla., Jan. 15.