ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Here are 11 ASCs that were announced or opened in the past month.

Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital is putting the finishing touches on its $56 million surgery center, slated to open April 2017, The Boston Globe reports.

Devin Nunes, R.-Calif., and John Larson, D-Conn., introduced the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to an ASCA report.

Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care plans to construct a new ASC and medical office building in Greenfield, Wis., according to BizTimes Milwaukee.

Spine Team Texas broke ground on a new medical office, featuring an ASC, alongside Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen and Dallas-based Medcore Partners, according to Allen American.

Providence, R.I.-based Prospect CharterCare filed an application to buy Johnston, R.I.-based Blackstone Valley Surgicare, prompting The United Nurses and Allied Professionals to object to the sale, according to Providence Journal.

Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health System officials said they expect to open a surgery center in Brownwood, Texas, in May 2017, according to KTXS 12.

The Florida House is set to vote on House Bill 145 this week, which would permit overnight stays at ASCs, according to The Florida Times-Union.

West Park Hospital and Northern Wyoming Surgical Center, both based in Cody, Wyo., agreed on the hospital's ownership stake in the center, according to Cody Enterprise.

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