ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Here are 10 hospitals that recently planned, developed or acquired ambulatory surgery centers.

The Sanders Trust has purchased Roper Medical Plaza in Charleston, S.C., an area that includes medical offices, primary care and ambulatory surgery centers affiliated with Roper St. Francis Healthcare System, according to a Birmingham News report.

Laser Cataract Surgery of New York will commence operations at Dutchess Ambulatory Surgical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., according to a press release.

St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor is slated to break ground on a $30 million addition that will house an outpatient surgery pavilion in Superior Township, according to an Ann Arbor Business Review report.

Gramercy Surgery Center in New York City is looking to raise $5 million in equity financing, according to a City Biz List report.

On June 5, 2012, Merritt Healthcare principles Matt Searles, MBA, and Rich Searles were featured in a webinar titled "Anatomy of an ASC Transaction: What to Expect When Selling an Interest in Your ASC or Endo Center." The webinar began…

The former Cheboygan (Mich.) Memorial Hospital resumed outpatient surgical services on Tuesday, according to a Cheboygan News report.

The old Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Ill., will be torn down in less than a month, leaving the surgery center, pavilion and two office buildings standing, according to a Chicago Sun Times report.

Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital has raised nearly $95,000 to assist with renovations to the hospital's SurgEase Ambulatory Surgery Center, according to an Acorn Online report.

Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of its new ambulatory surgery center on May 23, according to a Chronogram Magazine report.