ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Here are 17 statistics on perceived impact of specific risk factors on ASC value, according to VMG Health's Value Driver 2012 Survey.

Toronto, Canada-based management company Medical Facilities Corp. made public that a dividend payment of Cdn$0.09375 per Common Share will be made payable on March, 15 2013. 

The Montana House Human Services Committee has voted to kill House Bill 306, which would have required a stricter review process for organizations to build ambulatory surgery centers in the state, according to a Billings Gazette report.

Republican lawmakers in Maine are seeking to roll back the state's certificate of need program that requires state officials to review proposals for major provider expansions and construction of new facilities, according to a Bangor Daily News report.

Eight hospitals recently announced plans to construct or open new outpatient surgery centers:

Naples, Fla.-based Bascom Palmer Eye Institute announced it has broken ground on a new ambulatory surgery center, according to a Naples News report.

Lakeside Memorial Hospital in Brockport, N.Y., announced it will close its doors and reopen as an outpatient and diagnostic care center, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.

Seguin, Texas-based Guadalupe Regional Medical Center will begin negotiating the purchase of South Texas Surgical Center, according to a Seguin Gazette report.

New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., has leased a surgery center built by Novant Health, according to a Greater Wilmington Business Journal report.

Ambulatory surgery centers in Montana may face new hurdles, as a bill making its way through the state's legislature would require any organization wanting to build an ASC in a county with an existing small hospital to go through a…