ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Jon Vick, president of ASCs Inc., shares his predictions for ASCs in the next 6-12 months.

Here are five things to know about ASC debt guarantees and related fees for ASCs, according to HealthCare Appraisers' 2010 ASC Valuation Survey, which includes responses from 17 organizations representing over 500 surgery centers throughout the country.

Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, Wis., plans to build an ASC in Wauwatosa, Wis., which would place the facility only a few miles from a competing surgery center, according to The Business Journal of Milwaukee.

Developers who proposed an ASC in Salem, Va., are putting the project on hold after Lewis-Gale Medical Center, also in Salem, indicated it would oppose the plans, according to a report in The Roanoke Times.

Novant Health has received a certificate of need to build an ASC in Holly Springs, N.C., according to reports in The News & Observer and Triangle Business Journal.

Here are five financial statistics about orthopedics in ASCs, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.

Here is a breakdown of the case volume mix as a percent of an ASC's total cases from the VMG Health 2009 Intellimarker. Analysis is provided for the average of all surveyed facilities; facilities with a net revenue of less…

AmSurg has announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, reporting a decline in profits compared to the same period a year ago but an increase in revenues.

There is nothing new under the sun. Back in 1995, former surgery center executives were flying high buying physician practices for Phycor, MedPartners and other public and private companies. The White House was leading the governmental effort to "reform" the…

Struggling ASCs come in all shapes and sizes. Some ASCs have enjoyed success in the past and now find their prosperity has taken a significant hit due to the many headwinds confronting the ASC industry. Others have struggled from day…