ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Here are 18 statistics on surgery center payer mix based on case volume, according to VMG Health’s ASC Intellimarker Survey 2011.

Geisinger Health System intends to complete the addition of an ambulatory surgery center at its Gray's Woods Facility in Patton Township, Pa., in February, according to a Centre Daily Times report.

ProHEALTH, a large New York-based multispecialty physician group and ambulatory surgery center, has joined North Shore-LIJ CareConnect Provider Network.

The Illinois legislative Joint Commission on Administrative Rules once again ruled to support its prohibition against certificate of need changes in the state that would be detrimental to ambulatory surgery centers, according to an Ambulatory Surgery Center Association of Illinois…

Fremont (Neb.) Area Medical Center has announced it intends to complete the acquisition of Fremont Surgical Center in February, according to a Fremont Tribune report.

Urology of Virginia intends to begin a $17.8 million expansion project, which includes an ambulatory surgery center, according to a PilotOnline.com report.

Medical Facilities Corporation announced its cash pay dividend for December.

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.