Transactions & Valuation Issues

A new ambulatory surgery center in Elk Grove, Calif., for Sutter Health is expected to open this summer, according to an Elk Grove Citizen report.

The following hospital mergers and acquisitions took place within the past week, beginning with the most recent.

Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare in Louisville, Ky., spent $6.9 million on legal, consulting and advertising in its merger with St. Joseph Health System in Lexington, Ky., to create KentuckyOne Health, according to a Courier-Journal report.

Dignity Health in San Francisco has signed an asset purchase agreement with California-based Prime Healthcare Services for the sale of Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev.

Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colo., is planning an expansion project, according to a report by Our Colorado News.

A surgery center is included in a new Hyannis, Mass., outpatient medical complex, according to a Barnstable Patriot report.

Cone Health, based in Greensboro, N.C., plans to submit a new application to develop an ambulatory surgery center at its MedCenter High Point (N.C.) facility, according to a Business Journal report (subscription required for full access).

Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Md., is considering a strategic partnership, according to a Washington Business Journal report.

Inova Alexandria (Va.) Hospital has opened a new outpatient center called Inova Alexandria Hospital at Mark Center, according to a Connection Newspapers report.

Kenmore Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., announced the ground breaking of a $14 million emergency department.