ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

The economy may still be making a slow recovery, but the market for buying and selling ambulatory surgery centers is robust, says Blayne Rush.

Louisiana State University's outpatient surgery center will become a "mini-hospital" providing prisoner and general population when Earl K. Long Medical Center closes in north Baton Rouge, according to an Associated Press report.

This article was written by Coker Barton, Senior Vice President and National Healthcare Director, Hoar Construction, LLC.

Palisades Medical Center is planning to build a new medical office building, one floor of which would include an ambulatory surgery center, according to a North Jersey report.

Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, N.M., will undergo a $40 million expansion that includes a renovation and expansion of its surgery center, according to a Las Cruces Sun-News report.  

The Endoscopy Institute of Hawaii has opened in Honolulu, according to a Star Advertiser report.

Hospitals in Chesterfield and Creve Coeur, Mo., are facing off against physicians who want to add overnight stays at their surgery centers, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report.

Eye Specialists of Ohio recently added a new surgery center in Lancaster, Pa., according to a Lancaster Eagle Gazette report.

Frisco, Texas-based Ambulatory Alliances, a surgery center investment banking firm, hosted a webinar on "Selling Your Ambulatory Surgery Center: Preparing for Sale," and the recording is available for free download.

Physicians Endoscopy has completed five add-on acquisitions in 2012, according to a company release.