ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Medical Facilities Corporation, the parent company of Black Hills Surgical Hospital, four other specialty surgical hospitals and one surgery center, has acquired a majority interest in Arkansas Specialty Hospital in Little Rock.

Brian Howard is the president of Stage Equity Partners in Skokie, Ill. His company is a healthcare real estate investment company that specializes in buying real estate assets from medical practice owners and third party owners.

Here are 20 surgery centers that were planned, opened, acquired or partnered with in November 2012.

First Surgical Partners, an ambulatory surgery center and acute-care hospital company, announced this week it has filed a lawsuit against Nobis Capital Advisors, according to a 4-Traders report.

University of Colorado's Greeley Emergency and Surgery Center officially opened for business this week, according to a report by Northern Colorado Business Report.

The Federal Trade Commission today authorized an action to block Reading Health System's proposed acquisition of Surgical Institute of Reading, according to an FTC report.

WellStar Kennestone Hospital has decided not to build a surgery center in Woodstock, Ga., at this time, after submitting a letter of intent with the Georgia Department of Community Health in late October, according to a Marietta Daily Journal report.

Dignity Health has opened the Weight Loss Surgery Institute of the Central Coast in Santa Maria, Calif., according to a Santa Maria Times report.

Blayne Rush, president of Ambulatory Alliances, tackles five common questions on how to effectively market an ambulatory surgery center for a sale.

Stevens Construction has completed the construction for the Cape Health Surgery Center in Cape Coral, Fla., according to a Cision Wire report.