ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Zachary (La.) Surgical Center, a surgery center managed by Meridian Surgical Partners, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, according to a Zachary Today report.

AOK Spine and Pain surgery center officially opened in August 2012 in Houston, Texas, according to a Melodika report.

AmSurg Corp. is seeking to acquire a majority stake in Glen Endoscopy Center in Glenview, Ill., according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Ohio State University is planning to construct a medical building as part of efforts to expand outpatient services, according to a Columbus Dispatch report.

Voter support of a measure that would extend the existing millage rate is critical to the construction of Arkansas' Drew Memorial Hospital's proposed surgery center, according to a My Monticello News report.

Chesterfield, Mo., has approved a zoning amendment to allow George Paletta, Jr., MD, to open a surgical center in the valley, according to a St. Louis Today report.

Here are 44 statistics on the number of surgery centers managed by the industry's biggest management and development companies. Of the approximately 5,876 freestanding ASCs operating in the Untied States, approximately 22.3 percent are owned or managed by multi-facility chains.

The Florissant (Mo.) City Council unanimously passed a bill that would allow for the construction of a surgery center, according to a Florissant Patch report.

Sioux Center Community Hospital & Health Avera recently broke ground on a $48.5 million medical campus designed with outpatient and specialty services in mind, according to a Sioux City Journal report.

Here are 13 surgery center administrators managing physician-hospital joint ventures, according to previous Becker's Healthcare reports.