Transactions & Valuation Issues

MidState Medical Center in Meriden, Conn., has opened its new Palladino Family Cancer Center, according to a Meriden Record-Journal report.

Health Management Associates has reported a jump in its outpatient business, including knee and spinal implant surgeries that do not require an overnight hospital stay, according to a Naples Daily News report.

Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tenn., recently received approval from the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency to build an ASC at its new Spring Hill facility, according to a Tennessean report.

Here are eight milestones and recognitions for surgery centers and physicians in 2012 so far.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is set to break ground on a new gastrointestinal endoscopy training center in Downers Grove, Ill., according to a Downers Grove Reporter report.

Nationwide Children's Hospital in Westerville, Ohio, has opened its first suburban ambulatory surgery center, according to a News-Medical report.

St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Va., part of Bon Secours Richmond Health System, is planning a $4 million guesthouse to accommodate family and friends visiting sick patients, according to a Richmond BizSense report.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health announced its Lexington (N.C.) Medical Center will begin a $1.8 million emergency department expansion in June.

Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital expects to receive final approval for its $15 million emergency department renovation project in May, according to a North Bay Business Journal report.

Palo Alto (Calif.) Medical Foundation, part of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, announced it has been cleared to begin construction on a new medical campus in San Carlos, Calif.