ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

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

Sanford Health in Detroit Lakes, Minn., recently added hysterectomies as a new outpatient procedure, according to a DL-Online report.

A group of physicians are appealing a September court decision that dismissed their challenge to Virginia's mandate for certificates of need, according to an American Medical News report.

Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., has accepted bids from general contractors for the new Via Christi Surgery Center, according to a Morning Sun report.

Here are 10 hospitals planning or developing ambulatory surgery centers, according to various news reports.

The Office of the Inspector General plans to examine in 2013 the extent to which hospitals acquire ASCs and convert them to hospital outpatient departments, according to an ASCA report.

Hilton Head Hospital and St. Joseph's/Candler Health System in Bluffton, S.C., have reached an agreement over St. Joseph's/Candler's opposition to Hilton Head's application or a new outpatient center, according to a Bluffton Today report.

Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, broke ground Tuesday on a new surgery center, according to a Hawk Eye report.

Editor's note: The Becker's ASC Review e-weekly newsletter mistakenly listed Corona Summit Surgical Center as opening in Illinois. As stated in the story, the surgery center is located in Corona, California.The Corona (Calif.) Summit Surgical Center opened its doors on…

Scottsdale Healthcare and its joint venture partner Sovereign Healthcare have completed a transaction, acquiring majority ownership of Biltmore Surgical Center in Phoenix, Ariz., according to a Business Wire report.