Here are three new joint-venture ASCs Becker’s has covered in February:
1. Construction of Portsmouth, N.H.-based New England Center for Orthopaedic Surgery has been completed. The 11,000-square-foot ASC is a joint venture between Portsmouth, N.H.-based Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
2. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Apricus Health is adding four ASCs in the state this year. One of them, Apricus Health Surgery Center of Surprise (Ariz.), is a joint venture with Surprise-based Peak Heart & Vascular. It will employ 60 staff and include three operating rooms, one catheterization lab and 13 patient care bays.
3. Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International and San Francisco-based Dignity Health are opening a 15,648-square-foot joint-venture ASC in Citrus Heights, Calif.
At the Becker’s 32nd Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, taking place October 29-31 in Chicago, ASC leaders, surgeons and healthcare executives will explore strategies to drive growth, enhance operational performance, navigate reimbursement challenges and prepare for the future of ambulatory surgery. Apply for complimentary registration now.
