ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Jeff Simmons, chief development officer, and Bo Hjorth, vice president of business development at Regent Surgical Health, gave a presentation on different surgeon-hospital partnership models. Mr. Hjorth…

Premier Medical Plaza in High Point, N.C., has announced the addition of an ambulatory surgery center, according to a Dig Triad report.

Central Piedmont Surgery Center, a joint venture between Randolph Hospital, local surgeons and Nueterra Healthcare, is set to open next week, according to a Business Journal report.

Surgi-Center of Central Virginia has moved from Stafford County to Fredericksburg, according to a Free Lance-Star report.

Gardendale (Ala.) Surgical Associates plans to double its patient capacity in as few as 60 days by adding two operating rooms and a procedure room to its surgery center, according to a North Jefferson News report.

AmSurg has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, with revenues for the quarter of about $196 million, an increase of 11 percent over the third quarter of 2010, according to an AmSurg news release.

Here are 10 recent reports on surgery center transactions and projects involving hospitals and health systems. Note: Clicking a story link will open the report in a new tab.

Plans for WellStar Health System, based in Marieta, Ga., to build a new ambulatory surgery center in Cobb, Ga., are back on track following approval from the state Department of Community Health, according to a Marietta Daily Journal report.

Gardendale (Ala.) Surgical Associates has been given approval to proceed with an expansion expected to double the provider’s patient capacity by the end of 2011, according to a Birmingham Business Journal report.

A new outpatient surgery center could be coming to Tahlequah, Okla., in 2012, according to a Tahlequah Daily Press report.