ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

There were 267 deals announced during the third quarter, up from 223 deals in the same quarter of 2012, according to a Health Care M&A News report.

Northwest Community Healthcare is seeking to sell a 49 percent ownership stake in its Northwest Community Same Day Surgery Center in Arlington Heights, Ill., to physicians, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Affiliated Community Medical Center in Wilmar, Minn., has broken ground on the 10,000-square-foot ACMC Marshall (Minn.) Surgery Center, according to a West Central Tribune report.

On Sept. 5, Surgical Care Affiliates filed for an initial public offering and now intends to raise $220 million through its IPO, according to a Seeking Alpha report.

On Monday, Oklahoma University School of Medicine dedicated its new surgery center in Tulsa, according to a NewsOn6.com report.  

Here are 12 statistics on hourly staff wages and administrator salary at surgery centers, based on the number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health’s ASC Intellimaker Survey 2011.

Here are 10 statistics on GI/endoscopy and ophthalmology case revenue at ambulatory surgery centers based on data from the VMG Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.

Arizona-based Aiello Eye Institute has announced plans to build an ambulatory surgery center next to one of its two Yuma locations, according to a YumaSun.com report.

Michigan-based St. Joseph Mercy Health System has announced plans to build a $30 million outpatient surgery center in Ann Arbor to compete with existing freestanding ASCs, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.

HCA issued preliminary financial and operating figures for its third quarter, which ended Sept. 30.