ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

SurgCenter of St. Lucie (Fla.) started seeing patients on Jan. 27, 2017.

Here are two recent ASC acquisitions and partnerships.

Twelve research firms issued Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg shares a "buy" rating, according to the Daily Quint.

Here are nine ASCs that opened or broke ground over the past month or so.

Analysts rated Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners a "buy," according to The De Soto Edge.

Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System faced off against Woodruff, Wis.-based Ministry Howard Young Medical Center during a planning commission over Marshfield's plans to build a new facility in Minocqua, Wis., according to WXPR.

Thirty-seven states have certificate of need legislation in some capacity. The National Conference of State Legislatures listed the status of CON in all states as of Aug. 25, 2016.

Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates Chairman and CEO Andrew Hayek sold 3,124 company shares on Jan. 9, 2017, according to the Daily Quint.

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2016, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company reduced its stake in Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg by 0.2 percent, according to Daily Quint.

Centralia, Ill.-based St. Mary's Hospital held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its orthopedic surgery center, according to WJBD Radio.