ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

A new outpatient surgery center for San Juan Island, Wash., is included in development of PeaceHealth's new Peace Island Medical Center, according to a report from the Engineering News-Record.

Kaiser Permanente San Diego has broken ground on a new ambulatory surgery center in San Marcos, Calif., according to a report from The San Diego Union-Tribune.

D.I.S.C. Sports and Spine Center, a Marina del Rey, Calif., orthopedic surgery practice, is set to open a new facility in Newport Beach, Calif., which will include an ambulatory surgery center, according to a report from the Daily Pilot.

Hospitals will increasingly spend their money on the construction of outpatient facilities, as facilities look to ambulatory settings to provide a low-cost care alternative, according to a Crain's New York Business report.

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.

A joint-venture partnership between United Surgical Partners International and San Francisco-based Catholic Healthcare West has added three Arizona ambulatory surgery centers to its portfolio, according to a joint news release and a report from the Phoenix Business Journal.

Mercy Medical Center in Williston, N.D., has announced it held the groundbreaking for a new ambulatory care center, which will include an outpatient surgery center, in Williston, according to a report published by Mercy Medical Center in the Williston Herald.

A permit has been issued for the construction of a new surgery center in Yuma, Ariz., according to a report from The Yuma Sun.

Payors might provide more than reimbursement in the next few years — they may be signing the checks to buy hospitals or the physicians that drive referrals. Payors buying physiciansTwo related but distinct trends are emerging, and quietly: insurers buying…

Sanford Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., has announced the opening of the Sanford Health Same Day Surgery Center in Detroit Lakes, Minn.