Gerry Silverstein, a Vermont resident and educator with an interest in health, penned an article in VT Digger citing recent literature showing how independent practices and competition strengthen the healthcare system.
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
American songwriter and artist Madonna opened a surgery center in Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, according to Yahoo News.
Capitalization rates for real estate are falling as more practices are looking to invest in surgery centers, urgent care centers and other outpatient medical facilities, according to National Real Estate Investor.
An unspecified buyer purchased Riverview, Fla.-based Bay Area Physicians Surgery Center for $7.2 million, The Real Deal reports.
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery believes its 50,000-square-foot center will be complete this fall, Westfair Online reports.
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Hays (Kan.) Medical Center bought Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health's shares in the Great Bend, Kan.-based St. Rose Health Center, Hutch News reports.
Here is how four major, publicly traded ASC chains fared in the stock market for the week of July 3 to July 7.
Construction on the New Lenox (Ill.) Endoscopy Center is expected to begin in the first or second quarter of fiscal year 2018, according to Construct-A-Lead data.
Malvern, Pa.-based Azura Vascular Care celebrated the opening of its first Ohio center, Azura Vascular Care Cincinnati, on July 6.
Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Health Network is planning to expand in Troy, Ohio, through a new hospital, according to Dayton Daily News.