ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Stormont-Vail HealthCare, based in Topeka, Kan., has announced it is now the sole owner of ExcellENT Surgery Center in Topeka, according to a news release.

Henry Ford Health System is considering building a surgical center in Detroit as part of expansion plans for Henry Ford Hospital, according to a Detroit News report.

Ambulatory Alliances has announced a free download of its recent webinar, "What is Your Ambulatory Surgery Center Worth: How to Determine Its True Value to Buyers."

Construction is expected to begin this summer on a medical building in Buffalo, N.Y., that will house an ambulatory surgery center for Kaleida Health, according to a Buffalo Business First report.

A surgeon group denied a certificate of need application to build an ambulatory surgery center in Kenai, Alaska, has appealed the denial, according to a Peninsula Clarion report.

Little Falls (N.Y.) Hospital is launching a $12.3 million renovation and expansion project in response to a double-digit increase in outpatient volumes in the past four years, according to an Observer-Dispatch report.

A group of 24 physicians has formed a partnership with WakeMed Health & Hospitals and plans to open the Capital City Surgery Center in Raleigh, N.C., by August, according to a Triangle Business Journal report.  

Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., is scheduled to soon break ground on a new surgical center, according to a Morning Sun report.

The surgeons at Great Lakes Surgical Associates in Lockport, N.Y., are awaiting approval from the state Department of Health to open a new surgery center in Lockport, according to a Business First report (subscription required for full access).

The Air Force has opened its first ambulatory surgery center in the National Capital Region, according to a news release.