ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

UK HealthCare has opened an 85,000-square-foot outpatient center in Lexington, Ky.

National Surgical Healthcare, based in Chicago, has acquired a majority stake in Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Healthcare.

Nobilis Healthcare plans to acquire Victory Healthcare Houston Hospital, according to a Benzinga report. Here are three things to know about the transaction.

Hartford (Conn.) Hospital is exploring the possibility of acquiring Connecticut GI Endoscopy Center in Bloomfield, according to a Hartford Business report.

The New York Stock Exchange approved an application from Nobilis Health Corp., a healthcare facility management and marketing firm, to have its common stock on the NYSE.

Despite Catholic Health's objections, a revote has resulted in the approval of Kaleida Health's Orchard Park, N.Y., surgery center project, according to report by The Buffalo News. Both health systems are based in Buffalo, N.Y.

Surgical Care Affiliates named a new executive vice president and CFO.

Here are the stock reports from five ambulatory surgery center companies for March 26, 2015 and how they compare to their numbers last week on April 9.

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

Senator Tom Apodaca (R-48) has introduced legislation that would eliminate North Carolina's certificate of need program, but the bill is not without opposition, according to a Charlotte Observer report.