ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

University of Colorado Health, based in Aurora, has purchased a $9.6 million plot of land in Longmont, Colo., according to a Times-Call report.

Whether selling a minority share to a new physician owner or a majority share to a larger partner, many ambulatory surgery centers will undergo some kind of sale during their life cycles.

Seven analyst firms have given Surgical Care Affiliates' stock an average rating of "buy," according to a report by The Daily Rover.

Hammonton, N.J., based Kessler Medical Arts Complex, acquired by Community Health Associates in late 2011, won state approval for a 16,000-square-foot surgery center. According to PressOfAtlanticCity.com, the developer wants to establish a 60-bed subacute care center in the building as…

Jersey City Medical Center in Greenville, N.J., has opened a medical arts complex offering an array of services and will soon open an urgent care center.

Here are four new joint venture ASCs announced in the past month:

Here are four recent ambulatory surgery center and surgical hospital acquisitions.

Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Care Center, based in Phoenix, will be relocating its ambulatory surgery center and clinic to a defunct shopping center in Sun City, Ariz., according to a YourWestValley report.

Penn Medicine has opened a new outpatient facility in southern Chester County costing $28 million, allowing patients to receive care at a location closer to home.

The Jefferies Group has reiterated its "buy" rating of AmSurg stock, according to a Dakota Financial News report.