Here are four joint-venture ASCs opened or announced in May:  By Eric Oliver - 6/14/19

Massachusetts state health officials approved a proposal to turn a 13,000-square-foot building into an ASC, MetroWest Daily News reports.  By Eric Oliver - 6/14/19

Doctors Hospital of Manteca (Calif.) is building a two-story, 40,000-square-foot medical office building for $13.3 million adjacent to its main hospital, the Manteca/Ripon Bulletin reports.  By Eric Oliver - 6/14/19

Cardiovascular Centers of America plans to open cardiovascular outpatient centers across the country, according to Tim Price, the management company's CEO.  By Angie Stewart - 6/14/19

Lexington (S.C.) Medical Center is planning a 225,000-square-foot facility in Columbia, S.C., The State reports.  By Eric Oliver - 6/13/19

Center for Day Surgery wants permission to add surgical specialties on an as-needed basis, according to a document filed by the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency.  By Angie Stewart - 6/12/19

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset (N.J.) opened an 11,000-square-foot surgery center on the third floor of its campus, My Central Jersey reports.  By Eric Oliver - 6/12/19

Microhospitals are coming, and they're ready to fill the gap between ASCs and large-scale hospitals, according to a Coherent Markets Insights report on NewsAim.  By Eric Oliver - 6/12/19

Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health System opened a medical plaza in Brownwood, Texas, adjacent to its surgery center, the Brownwood Bulletin reports.  By Eric Oliver - 6/11/19

Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America acquired an outpatient surgery center in Fullerton, Calif.  By Laura Dyrda - 6/11/19

Here are eight updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note:  By Eric Oliver - 6/11/19

Six ASCs that have shut their doors in the first six months of 2019:  By Rachel Popa - 6/10/19

Topeka-based The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus acquired the Tallgrass Surgical Building in Topeka, local news affiliate WIBW reports.  By Eric Oliver - 6/10/19

A $50 million outpatient campus in Portsmouth, N.H., is two-thirds complete, Seacoastonline.com reports.   By Angie Stewart - 6/6/19

An influx of medical office investors is good news for ASC operators, according to John Nero, a director of the healthcare-focused investment banking firm Hammond Hanlon Camp. Mr. Nero told Becker's ASC Review how ASCs could be affected by medical office transactions — and play a role in them.  By Angie Stewart - 6/6/19

Surgery Partners spent much of 2018 shifting strategy to focus on its ambulatory surgery center business instead of its ancillary business, after CEO Wayne DeVeydt came on board in January 2018.  By Laura Dyrda - 6/6/19

Central Ohio Urology's medical office building and surgery center property sold for an undisclosed price, according to REBusinessOnline.  By Angie Stewart - 6/5/19

Half of the ASCs planning to expand this year want to expand their current facilities, according to 2019 data from the Health Industry Distributors Association.  By Angie Stewart - 6/5/19

One-third of ASCs plan to execute growth strategies this year, according to 2018 data from the Health Industry Distributors Association.  By Angie Stewart - 6/5/19

East Paris Surgical Center occupies a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based medical complex that was recently listed for nearly $3 million, according to real estate investment firm Marcus & Millichap.  By Angie Stewart - 6/4/19