ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

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.

Meridian Surgical Partners has announced it has acquired a majority interest of Eastwind Surgical in Westerville, Ohio.