ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

The following article is written by Nap Gary, COO of Regent Surgical Health. "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." – Albert Einstein "You can check out any time you like, but you…

The Surgery Center of Poplar Bluff (Mo.) is currently undergoing renovations which will convert it into an inpatient hospital, according to reports from KFVS12 and the surgery center's owner, Poplar Bluff Medical Partners.

MedWest Health System is set to break ground on a new outpatient services center on its Haywood Regional Medical Center campus in Clyde, N.C., according to a report from Smoky Mountain News.

Jon Vick, president of ASCs Inc. in Valley Center, Calif., makes five points on calculating the impact of out-of-network status on valuation multiples for selling ambulatory surgery centers.

Here are reports on 14 new surgery centers that were opened, announced or broke ground in June.

A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held in Jasper, Ind., for a new medical center which will include an outpatient surgery center, according to a report from the Dubois County Free Press.

A medical pavilion under development in Westminster, Colo., could house a new ambulatory surgery center, according to a news release from NexCore Group, the developer of the project.

Southeastern Regional Medical Center, based in Lumberton, N.C., is planning a new joint-venture ambulatory surgery center, according to a news release on the hospital's outlook from Fitch Ratings.

West End Orthopaedic Clinic, a Richmond, Va.-based orthopedic practice, plans to open a new ambulatory surgery center in Chippenham, Va., in 2012, according to a practice news release.

A new ambulatory surgery center is planned for Holmdel, N.J., by Lakewood, N.J.-based Somerset Development, according to a report on GlobeSt.com.