ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Envision Healthcare and AmSurg are discussing a pending deal which would create a more than $9 billion entity, according to Wall Street Journal.

Kaiser Permanente, headquartered in Denver, plans to build an ambulatory surgery center in Honolulu, according to Pacific Business News.

Surgical Care Affiliates shares fell 1.41 percent in short interest, according to Wall Street Hints & News.

Savannah-based Georgia Eye Institute opened Glennville (Ga.) Eye Surgery Center earlier this month, according to a Coastal Courier report.

Vero Beach, Fla.-based Grove Place Surgery Center's physician members selected Surgical Care Affiliates to become a partner in the center.

Torrance, Calif.-based South Bay Plastic Surgeons is opening a new surgery center, The Aesthetic Institute.

Northpointe Surgical Suites will soon open in Zanesville, Ohio, according to a Times Recorder report.

Here are three recent ASC industry acquisitions and partnerships.

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.