ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Lake Health has opened the Lake Health Bariatric Surgery Center in Cleveland, according to a cleveland.com report.

Here are 15 statistics on the projected annual growth rate of Medicare from 2011 to 2020, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

Here are 21 statistics on Medicare spending in 2001 and 2011, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit has announced plans to build a $42 million outpatient facility in Troy, according to a report by The Oakland Press.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Greg Koonsman will give a presentation titled "Analyzing the Health System Market – Who Needs to Sell? Why Joint Venture?"

Harrison Street Real Estate, based in Chicago, has recently acquired the WestHealth Campus in Plymouth, Minn., from AllinaHealth for $58 million, according to a GlobeSt.com report.

Tracey Harbour, RN, BSN, administrator of Surgery Center of Pinehurst (N.C.) identifies four steps that ambulatory surgery center leadership can take to build a strategic defense against the frequent financial mistakes that happen in ASCs.

Banner Health is currently acquiring full ownership of Union Hills Surgery Center in Glendale, Ariz., according to a YourWestValley.com report.

An ambulatory surgery center proposed by three surgeons affiliated with Great Lakes Surgical Associates has been put on hold due to the New York State Department recommendation for disapproval of the project, according to a Buffalo Business First report.

LifeCenter Sacramento will open its new multispecialty surgery center on Saturday, according to a report by The Modesto Bee.