MedSouth HealthCare Properties, based in Charlotte, N.C., has acquired seven medical office buildings for $9.5 million, according to a WilmingtonBiz report.
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Canton-Potsdam (N.Y.) Hospital is planning a $33 million project that will include an outpatient surgery center and physician offices, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.
Mercy Medical Center plans to build an ambulatory surgery center in Hiawatha, Iowa, according to the Gazette.
Medical Facilities Corp. has announced a cash pay dividend of Cdn$0.09375 will be payable on Aug. 17.
Surgical Care Affiliates received an average rating of "Hold" from eight ratings firms, according to Sleek Monkey.
Northfield Hospital & Clinics, based in Farmington, Minn., plans to open a new surgery center in August, according to a Northfield News report.
Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston, Ore., will soon open its surgery center, a project three years in the making, according to an East Oregonian report.
Zacks has lowered its rating of AmSurg stock from "buy" to "hold," according to The Legacy.
The Federal Trade Commission is backing a North Carolina-based bill that would exempt diagnostic centers, ASCs and psychiatric hospitals from the state's certificate-of-need law, according to a Healthcare Dive report.
Tenet Healthcare stock has dropped 1.18 percent during the last week, according to OTC Outlook.
