ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital plans to include an ambulatory surgery center in a new ambulatory medical center, according to a Connecticut Post report.

AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, a medical billing, practice management and coding services company, has acquired COMPUDATA, an Ohio-based medical billing company, according to a news release.

Emergency regulations proposed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in January would require surgery centers to receive state approval before expanding or adding more services, according to a Sentinel & Enterprise report.

A group of physicians is aiming to buy out Advocate Health Care's controlling interest in Orland Park Surgical Center, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Gastroenterologist Eric Ibegbu, MD, has opened a new GI-driven surgery center in Kingston, N.C., according to a Free Press report.

Kentuckiana Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, based in Louisville, Ky., has announced it has opened a surgery center in Louisville, according to a news release.

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT has acquired 100 percent of the fee simple interest in Stonegate Medical Center, a 27,000-square-foot facility in Austin that includes a surgery center, diagnostic and radiological center and pain management center, according to a Citybizlist…

Southwest General Health System, based in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, has acquired a minority stake in Big Creek Surgery Center in Middleburg Heights, according to a Crain's Cleveland Business report.

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

Hospitals are increasingly employing physicians to gain market share and integrate providers into hospital operations, creating a problem for surgery centers that depend on surgical case volume from independent practitioners. Jason Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, partner at HealthCare Appraisers, discusses six…