ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to request funds for an outpatient surgical center in Rochester, N.Y., according to a report from Wham 1180.

Central Piedmont Surgery Center in Asheboro, N.C., was initially formed as a joint venture between physicians, Nueterra and Randolph Hospital in Asheboro. The surgery center has been acquired for $3.3 million, according to a Triad Business Journal report.  

Stephens analysts raised AmSurg's price target from $91 to $97, according to Dakota Financial News.

A new, $56 million ambulatory care center is planned for the University of Maryland Midtown Campus in Baltimore, according to a Baltimore Business Journal report. 

Here are three new joint venture ASCs announced or opened in the past month.

Health Republic's closing negatively impacted patients and healthcare providers, according to CBS New York.

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.