ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center in Fort Meade, Md., is scheduled to open a new outpatient surgery center in Fort Meade in May, according to a Ft. Meade SoundOff report.

Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital is scheduled to open a new ambulatory surgery center in Olean in May, according to a hospital report.

Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, N.J., has announced it has surpassed its fundraising goal for construction of a new 22,000-square-foot surgery center in Red Bank, according to a news release.

A new ophthalmology surgery center has been built in St. Charles, Mo., according to a report from A.J. Brown, the company behind construction of the facility.

Best Medical International, based in Springfield, Va., is considering whether to include an ambulatory surgery center in a new medical campus in Brownsville, Pa., according to a Citybiz report.

Poudre Valley Health System, based in Fort Collins, Colo., has broken ground on a new ambulatory surgery center in Greeley, according to a news release and Northern Colorado 5 report.

Maury Regional Medical Center in Spring Hill, Tenn., plans to get approval for an ambulatory surgery center, according to a Tennessean report.

The Massachusetts Hospital Association has addressed regulations that would require surgery centers to obtain a "determination of need" before expanding, according to a Fierce Healthcare report.

There are some situations when it would benefit physician-owners of surgery centers to sell minority ownership in their surgery centers, with the potential for a management agreement as well.

The New York Public Health and Health Planning Council has approved an application of a surgery center in Harrison, N.Y., to add ophthalmology, according to a Crain's New York Business report.