ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

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.

Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn., has acquired select assets of the Southern Illinois Center for Health in Waterloo.

It is a seller's market for ASCs. Over 20 ASC management companies and many local hospitals are competing to invest in surgery and endoscopy centers because they are the "low cost, high quality providers".

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In a recent BNA's Health Law Reporter article, Albert "Chip" Hutzler, a partner at Health Care Appraisers Inc, discusses when DIY appraisals are sufficient and how to best perform one.