ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

The following are four vital questions for ASCs to address before entering in to a joint venture with a hospital partner, from Naya Kehayes, Eveia Health Consulting & Management’s managing principal and founder.

Ambulatory surgery center company Interventional Management Services has announced the merger of Interventional Spine and Pain Management and Comprehensive Pain Management, both Atlanta-based practices.

Northstar Healthcare has filed a Form 10 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Board-certified ophthalmologist Bridget Sundell, MD, and Fairview Range in Hibbing broke ground on the Northwoods Surgery Center in Virginia, Minn., in September 2013. Now, the ribbon has been officially cut on the new facility, according to a WDIO report.

Stormont-Vail HealthCare, based in Topeka, Kan., has broken ground on an 87,657-square-foot, $20 million surgery center, according to a report by The Topeka Capital-Journal.

Here are five articles on new physician buy-in at ambulatory surgery centers.

Establishing and then operating a successful ambulatory surgery center is no mean feat. With the demands of day-to-day operations, it can be easy to overlook a viable physician succession plan.

Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Fla., intends to acquire St. Augustine Surgery Center, according to a report by The St. Augustine Record.

Medical Facilities Corporation announced a cash pay dividend of Cdn$0.09375 per common share, which will be payable on Sept. 15.

Crozer-Keystone Health System, which includes five hospitals throughout Pennsylvania, has posted operating losses for the past several quarters. But, due to the strategic 2013 acquisition of the Surgery Center of Pennsylvania in Haverford, the health system reported a 19 percent…