Northstar Healthcare has announced the closing on Dec. 31, 2012, of a private placement offering for equity at Northstar's affiliated Dallas-area ambulatory surgery center, Microsurgery Institute, according to a Canada Newswire report.
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
NVISION Laser Eye Centers has acquired Meister Eye & Laser Center and the Eye Surgery Center of Northern California, both in Sacramento, Calif., according to a Market Watch report.
Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pa., has announced a joint venture with North East Surgery Center, according to a Times Tribune report.
Novant Health is continuing its fight against Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's plans for a new ambulatory surgery center, requesting that the North Carolina Supreme Court hear its appeal over the proposed facility, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla., will begin construction on a $200 million tower to house patient rooms, a surgery center, women's services and orthopedics, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.
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Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., officially broke ground on its $20 million surgery center on Monday, according to a Morning Sun report.
VasCare, an interventional radiology ASC in Wauwatosa, Wis., opened on Aug. 9 and has received Joint Commission approval backdated to that time, according to a release.
BASIC Spine, based in Orange, Calif., announced it will open a spine and pain outpatient surgery center in Newport Beach in early 2013.
The Eye Clinic of Wisconsin in Wausau will open its new surgery center in January, according to a Wausau Daily Herald report.
Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners has expanded its operations team with the hiring of the following staff members: