ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

The Advanced Center for Surgery in Altoona, Pa., is now open for business, according to an Altoona Mirror report.

Medical Facilities Corporation has announced a cash dividend payment of CDN $0.0917 per common share will be payable on July 16, according to a Stockhouse report.

High Desert Health System in Lancaster, Calif., is constructing a new two-story ambulatory care facility that will house a large ambulatory surgical center, according to a Healthcare Global report.

St. Joseph's/Candler Health System and Beaufort Memorial Hospital have renewed their fight against Hilton Head Hospital's proposed ambulatory surgery center in Bluffton, S.C., according to a Southern Political Report article.

Here are 10 ambulatory surgery centers being built or expanded.

ASC management and development company Health Inventures is in the midst of major changes. Last summer, the company introduced three new service lines: perioperative performance improvement, physician services and human resources. This diversification takes the company well beyond the bucket…

Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, Calif., will build an ambulatory surgery center as part of a proposed medical center spanning two buildings, according to a Pacific Coast Business Times report.

Foundation Surgery Affiliates, an ambulatory surgery center management and development company, has announced it is partnering with local physicians in the opening of a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center in Jacksonville, Fla.

Reading Hospital in Wyomissing, Pa., has delayed construction of a $189 million surgical center, according to a Reading Eagle report.

The Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies in Fort Collins, Colo., has begun an expansion and remodeling of its Fort Collins facility, which will include renovation of the facility's surgery center, according to a Healthcare Global report.