ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Nine analysts gave Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners a "buy" rating, according to The Cerbat Gem.

OrthoSports Athens (Ala.) and Athens-Limestone Hospital started construction on a new facility featuring an ASC and medical office building, according to AL.com.

Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital's plans to build a new ASC in Fort Mitchell, Ky., may take years to come to fruition if Edgewood, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare is successful in impeding their plans, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier.

Developers submitted plans to build an ASC to the Auburn (N.H.) Planning Board, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.

Here are two GI-focused ASCs and facilities that recently made headlines.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health updated its state medical regulations on Jan. 11, 2017, allowing existing freestanding ASCs to apply for a determination of need without an acute care hospital affiliation. The DPH will continue to mandate applicants submitting…

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2016, Narwhal Capital Management increased its stake in Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg by 2.6 percent, according to The Cerbat-Gem.

Munzoor Shaikh, a director at Chicago-based West Monroe Partners, a healthcare business and technology consulting firm, shared his thoughts on the healthcare sector's future for 2017 with Health Leaders Media.

Ortho Montana, St. Vincent Healthcare and Yellowstone Surgery Center, all based in Billings, Va., are expanding their services through Montana Ambulatory Care Campus in Billings, according to KTVQ.com.

Here are four updates to note on ASC management companies.