ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Surgical Arts on State, which houses two plastic surgery practices, a fertility center and dermatology practice, has opened in Santa Barbara, Calif., according to a Santa Barbara Independent report.

Barclays analysts have rated AmSurg stock equal weight and observe a 10 percent rise in the stock to $52, according to a PostBusiness report.

Physicians Realty Trust has acquired a Columbus, Ohio, medical office building owned by Central Ohio Neurosurgical Surgeons for $10.5 million.

The Planning Commission has approved plans for the construction of a 12,545-square-foot surgery center near the recently opened Temecula (Calif.) Valley Hospital, according to a report by The Press-Enterprise.

Here are 24 statistics on surgery center operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue based on the number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC Intellimarker Survey.

Olympic Medical Center has taken out a $20 million loan from KeyBank to finance an expansion project, which includes the construction of a surgery center in Sequim, Wash., according to a peninsuladailynews.com report.

Here are nine statistics on ambulatory surgery center assets based on the number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC Intellimarker Survey.

Medical Facilities Corporation announced its cash pay dividend for November.

Salt Creek Surgery Center in Westmont, Ill., and Midwest Endoscopy Center in Naperville, Ill., have sold majority stakes to the area's largest health system, Edward Hospital & Health Services.

Baylor Health Care System and United Surgical Partners International have partnered to open a joint venture, $35 million surgical facility in Fort Worth, Texas, according to a Star-Telegram report.