ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Here are 10 observations and predictions on the ambulatory surgery center acquisition market, according to VMG Health's ValueDriver ASC Survey 2011. In compiling the survey, VMG spoke with leaders of the 20 of the largest ASC management and operating companies…

Jon Vick, president of ASCs Inc., discusses some of the pros and cons of an ambulatory surgery center partnering with a hospital.

Construction has been completed on a new ambulatory surgery center in San Diego, according to a report from The Daily Transcript.

A new ambulatory surgery center opened in Middletown, Conn., in July 2010, according to Chuck Owen, principal of Healthcare Venture Professionals.

A new ambulatory surgery center opened in Glastonbury, Conn., in May 2010, according to Chuck Owen, principal of Healthcare Venture Professionals.

Here are 15 ambulatory surgery center benchmarking statistics, based on the number of operating rooms in the ASC. These statistics are intended to help hospitals compare and benchmark ASCs when considering a potential hospital-ASC partnership. Data comes from VMG Health's…

Monica Cintado, senior vice president of development for United Surgical Partners International discusses four factors that could mean a successful merger between two ASCs. In this case, the two merged ASCs would maintain distinct locations rather than consolidate into one…

Advanced Surgery Center LLC has applied for a certificate of need for a new freestanding outpatient surgery center in Dearborn, Ill., according to a report from Crain's Detroit Business.

A new outpatient surgery center is scheduled to open this summer in Nampa, Idaho, at the outpatient center Saint Alphonsus Health Plaza, according to a report from the Idaho Statesman.

Hospitals and health systems nationwide continue to lay out plans for and develop new surgery centers. Here are 10 reports on new hospital and health system surgery center projects.