ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Six physicians with Heartland Cardiology, based in Wichita, Kan., have opened a new, cardiology-focused surgery center, according to a Wichita Business Journal report.

The much-contested joint venture surgery center project planned for Orchard Park, N.Y., has received final approval from the New York State Department of Health, according to a Buffalo Business First report.

Roanoke Valley Center for Sight teamed with Vistar Eye Center to break ground on a new outpatient surgery center, according to a report in The Roanoke Times.

Alliance Surgery Center in Lake Mary, Fla., filed form D for equity financing on Dec. 10, according to an OCTA Finance report.

Jefferies Group analysts reissued their "hold" rating on Surgical Care Affiliates shares, according to WKRB News & Analysis.

Medical Facilities Corp. stock hit $14.78 on Dec. 9, according to a FinancialMagazin report.

Here are eleven hospitals and health systems opening or expanding ambulatory surgery centers.

Mizuho analysts increased Tenet Healthcare's price target from $30 to $34, according to WKRB.

Muve Healthcare, an affiliate of ASC company Nueterra, plans to open a total joint replacement center in a 24,000-square-foot building being constructed in Lakeway, Texas, according to a Community Impact Newspaper report.

Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg acquired Sheridan Healthcare in May 2014 in a stock and cash transaction valued at nearly $2.35 billion. Since its acquisition of the anesthesia and physician services company, AmSurg has continued to diversify and expand its services into…