ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Here are stories about 16 new surgery centers which opened, were announced or received approval in December.

Haywood Regional Medical Center (MedWest Haywood) based in Clyde, N.C., is planning a new outpatient surgery center on property adjoining the hospital, according to reports from The Mountaineer.

Here are the 10 most-read stories focusing on ambulatory surgery center transactions and valuation in 2010 on www.BeckersASC.com.

Two surgeons who hope to build an ambulatory surgery center in Lockport, N.Y., have received approval of a 10-year tax break, according to a report from The Buffalo News.

A new ambulatory surgery center proposed by Winchester (Mass.) Hospital has received preliminary state approval, according to a report by The Winchester Star.

A group of surgeons is acquiring a minority ownership stake in an ambulatory surgery center in Cary, N.C., owned by Raleigh, N.C.-based Rex Hospital, according to a report from the Triangle Business Journal.

Nationwide Children's Hospital in Westerville, Ohio, has received approval from the Westerville Planning Commission to build a new ambulatory surgery center on its campus, according to a report from ThisWeek Community Newspapers.

A new ambulatory surgery center has opened in Baytown, Texas, according to a report from The Baytown Sun.

Northstar Healthcare, an owner and manager of ambulatory surgery centers, has announced the syndication of its newly formed operating partnership MicroSurgery Institute (MSI) of Houston.

City planners in Buffalo, N.Y., were provided more details about a proposed $80 million outpatient surgery center on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, according to a Buffalo News report.