Aurora Health Care to buy stake in Franklin, WI, surgical center

Aurora Health Care will buy an interest in Associated Surgical & Medical Specialists, an outpatient surgery center in Franklin, WI, owned by about 80 doctors. The purchase price of the deal, scheduled to close Jan. 1, was not disclosed. The deal strengthens the ties between Aurora and the specialists who own the surgical center, and it also could ensure that the specialists continue to receive referrals from primary-care physicians who work for Aurora.