ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

In just the past few months, there has been a significant number of high profile ambulatory surgery center transactions, including the announced acquisitions of National Surgical Care by AmSurg, Foundation HealthCare and NovaMed. Kevin McDonough, senior manager at VMG Health,…

The Red Hills Surgical Center, a joint-venture ambulatory surgery center between Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and 35 local physicians, has opened, according to a news release from the hospital.

North Carolina's Moses Cone Health System is looking to move three operating rooms from its Greensboro facilities to Triad Surgery Center, the new, 12,000-square-foot center planned for MedCenter High Point (N.C.), according to a MyFOX8 report.

Minimally Invasive Spine Institute has announced the opening of a new ambulatory surgery center and outpatient clinic at the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute Health Campus in Dallas, according to a news release.

Jim Stilley, CEO of Northwest Michigan Surgery Center in Traverse City, Mich., has enjoyed a great relationship with his center's hospital partner for the last six years, benefiting from strategic input, cheaper supplies and help from the hospital's many available…

Following the recent release of the draft rules on Medicare accountable care organizations, facilities across the country are considering their position in the ACO model. George Whetsell and John T. Kelly, MD, managing directors of Huron Healthcare, discuss how ACOs…

Baylor Health Care System and Select Medical Corporation have officially launched a joint venture that commenced operations on April 1, according to a health system news release.

A new endoscopic spinal surgery center has opened in Seneca, S.C., according to a report from The Greenville News.

A new 5,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center is included in an eye care center in Mesa, Ariz., opened by Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, according to a news release from the organization.

The latest hurdle for a proposed ambulatory surgery center in Franklin Lakes, N.J., is a question of whether the ASC is an acceptable property in a retail-business zone, according to a report from the Franklin Lakes/Oakland Suburban News.