ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

St. Nicholas Hospital will acquire Sheboygan (Wis.) Surgery Center, effective Dec. 31, according to a report by The Sheboygan Daily.

David Ditsworth, MD, a board-certified neurosurgeon, has announced the opening of Philadelphia Surgery Center, which offers outpatient spine procedures.

Spectrum Orthopaedics, based in Canton, Ohio, has broken ground on a new, two-story facility, including an ambulatory surgery center, in Jackson, Ohio, according to a report by theSuburbanite.com.

Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, Kan., broke ground on a new surgery center project in November 2012, and after temporary setbacks the construction on the project has begun again, according to a KOAMTV.com report.

The University of Minnesota will break ground on its $160 million Ambulatory Care Center this week, according to a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal report.

A number of organizations and lawmakers support the loosening or repeal of North Carolina's certificate of need laws, according to a Star News Online report.

Atlanta General and Bariatric Surgery Center has opened in Johns Creek, Ga., according to a NorthFulton.com report.

In a Physicians Practice article, William Barrett lays out key points to consider when adding a partner at a medical practice.

Northstar Healthcare announced that is has a won its bid to acquire outpatient surgery center Brown Hand Center located in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has initiated plans for a 19,800-square-foot ambulatory surgery center and medical office building in Naples, Fla., to replace its current 2,400-square-foot facility, according to a South Florida Business Journal report.