ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Piedmont Newnan (Ga.) Hospital is awaiting state approval to open an ambulatory surgery center on its new campus in Newnan, according to a Times-Herald report.

A new pediatric surgical center is coming to Coachella, Calif., according to a Desert Sun report.

Princeton (Ind.) Surgery Center has closed and is seeking a buyer, according to a Princeton Daily Clarion report.

Surgeons at the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa, Fla., announced today they have exceeded 18,000 patients on their "parathyroid surgery map," which documents where patients come from to undergo parathyroid surgery at the center, according to a Digital Journal report.

Crozer-Keystone Health System in Chester, Pa., plans to eliminate 325 positions throughout the system due to the increasing movement toward outpatient procedures, according to a Delco Times report.

Compared to the past, healthcare executives of hospital and health systems, either looking to acquire other organizations or seeking a partner, are approaching mergers and affiliations differently. There are different goals in mind.

Houston-based Victory Healthcare is likely to turn one of its San Antonio facilities into an ambulatory surgery center, according to a San Antonio News report.

Florida International University Health has announced plans to build a new complex in Miami that would house an ambulatory surgery center, according to a news release.

Ambulatory surgery centers in Massachusetts say their industry could be under threat from state regulators seeking to give their competition — hospitals — an advantage, according to a Boston Herald report.

Nationwide Children's Hospital, based in Columbus, Ohio, has opened a new ambulatory surgery center in Westerville, Ohio, according to a ColumbusLocalNews.com report.