ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Here are 20 surgery centers that were planned, opened, acquired or partnered with in November 2012.

First Surgical Partners, an ambulatory surgery center and acute-care hospital company, announced this week it has filed a lawsuit against Nobis Capital Advisors, according to a 4-Traders report.

University of Colorado's Greeley Emergency and Surgery Center officially opened for business this week, according to a report by Northern Colorado Business Report.

The Federal Trade Commission today authorized an action to block Reading Health System's proposed acquisition of Surgical Institute of Reading, according to an FTC report.

WellStar Kennestone Hospital has decided not to build a surgery center in Woodstock, Ga., at this time, after submitting a letter of intent with the Georgia Department of Community Health in late October, according to a Marietta Daily Journal report.

Dignity Health has opened the Weight Loss Surgery Institute of the Central Coast in Santa Maria, Calif., according to a Santa Maria Times report.

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Stevens Construction has completed the construction for the Cape Health Surgery Center in Cape Coral, Fla., according to a Cision Wire report.

Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello, Ark., is planning a new surgery center to replace the hospital's operating suite, which dates back to the 1970s, according to a My Monticello News report.

Representatives of Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, N.Y., will unveil a new outpatient surgery pavilion on Monday, according to a North Fork Patch report.