ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

A new medical campus, featuring an ASC, will offer Georgia residents medical services in Ellenwood, according to South Metro Neighbor.

Indianapolis-based Franciscan Surgery Center, an affiliate of Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health, issued an equity offering to eight surgeons, according to Indianapolis Business Journal.

Envision Healthcare's physician services division acquired Lawrenceville, Ga.-based emergency medicine group practice Gwinnett Emergency Specialists.

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Here are five updates on ASC companies from the past week.

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based The LASIK Vision Institute opened a new facility in Provo, Utah.

Providence, R.I-based Prospect CharterCare purchased Johnston, R.I.-based Blackstone Valley Surgicare, Rhode Island's largest freestanding ASC, according to Providence Journal.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services awarded North Carolina-based EmergeOrtho approval for a new ASC operating room in Leland, N.C., according to Star News Online.

Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic opened a new ASC May 15 in Loganville, Ga., according to Online Athens.

Based on the multitude of positive benefits associated with ASCs, the growth of Office-Based Labs (OBLs), seems to be a logical transition and normal migration for outpatient endovascular care.