ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Wichita (Kan.) Nephrology Group is constructing a 6,500-square-foot ASC in Wichita, the Wichita Business Journal reports.

Here are four new gastroenterology-focused ASCs or facilities that were newly announced or opened in September.

Surgical Care Affiliates, a part of OptumCare's network of healthcare providers and services, invested in Columbia, S.C.-based Midlands Orthopaedics Surgery Center. 

Pittsburgh-based Heritage Valley Health System is opening a medical center with a four-room ASC in Pittsburgh, The Times reports.

The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency is considering certificate-of-need applications for two ASCs, according to Lexology.

Mergers and acquisitions are increasing, largely due to strategic imperatives, according to a Kaufman Hall analysis, according to Healthcare Finance News.

United Surgical Partners International entered into a partnership with Santa Barbara (Calif.) Surgery Center Oct. 1, Noozhawk reports.

Surgical Care Affiliates made an equity investment in Brandon (Fla.) Ambulatory Surgery Center.

Fairfax, Va.-based George Mason University found repealing North Carolina's certificate-of-need law would generate savings and boost quality for residents.

Medical Facilities Corp. shares fell 8.12 percent Oct. 16, according to equities.com.