ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Eight research firms issued Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates a "hold" rating, according to the Daily Quint.

New York City-based BelHealth Investment Partners, a healthcare-centered private equity firm, purchased Traverse City, Mich.-based American HealthCare Staffing Association, according to Staffing Industry Analysts.

Webster, Texas-based Bay Area Regional Medical Center is developing an ASC on medical real estate development company Houston-based Medistar's Gemini Medical Campus in Houston.

A new, multi-specialty ambulatory surgical center (ASC) opens its doors to patients this week, bringing state-of-the-art outpatient capabilities to the greater Mt. Pleasant area.

Advisory Board Co. activist investor Elliott Associates LP reported the company's stock was "significantly undervalued" earlier this year and now the company reports it will "explore strategic alternatives," according to Reuters.

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

Jefferies Group lowered Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s price target to $28, according to Community Financial News.

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.