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ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Establishing FMV for call coverage compensation is becoming increasingly difficult as arrangements are evolving and survey data is unreliable. The following will discuss recent trends in paying for call coverage, market statistics and the valuation considerations surrounding certain payment structures.

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Standard & Poor's reaffirmed Honolulu-based Queen's Health System's A+ long-term bond rating on around $365 million of outstanding debt for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, according to a report in the Pacific Business News (Honolulu).

Boston-based non-profit Caritas Christi Health Care agreed to be acquired by New York private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. The deal is awaiting approval from the Massachusetts Supreme Court and Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of the Archdiocese of Boston.

The five states with the most surgery centers represented 38.4 percent of the total surgery center market in 2009. Here are the top five states and their share of the ASC market, according to SDI Health. For a list of…

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