ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

On June 4, Katy (Texas) Surgery Center held an opening reception and ribbon cutting ceremony.

Mizuho analysts raised AmSurg's price target from $84 to $90 last week, according to LMKRAT.

La Jolla, Calif.-based Scripps Clinic Medical Group opened the John R. Anderson V Medical Pavilion outpatient center, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Santa Fe (N.M.) Planning Commission granted New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services approval to build a 30-bed medical center, increasing the health system's ability to expand its outpatient services, according to Santa Fe New Mexican.

Edgewood, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare CEO Garren Colvin said the provider is filing a state hearing with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to fight Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital's plan to build an ambulatory surgery center, according to Cincinnati Business…

On May 13, Wall Street Associates purchased a $3.6 million stake in Surgical Care Affiliates.

Former Tenet Healthcare executive Sarath Degala is joining Surgery Partners as chief development officer, according to Nashville Post.

Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Regional Medical Center, Indio, Calif-based John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital and Joshua Tree, Calif-based Hi-Desert Medical Center will participate in the "Healthy Over Hungry" food drive from June 3 to June 10, according to The Desert…

First Call analysts estimate Tenet Healthcare will report earnings per share of $0.41 for the quarter.

Saratoga Schenectady Gastroenterology Associates, a specialty physician practice, is opening an ambulatory surgery center to accommodate patient demand, according to Albany Business Review.