Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla., will begin construction on a $200 million tower to house patient rooms, a surgery center, women's services and orthopedics, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.
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Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., officially broke ground on its $20 million surgery center on Monday, according to a Morning Sun report.
VasCare, an interventional radiology ASC in Wauwatosa, Wis., opened on Aug. 9 and has received Joint Commission approval backdated to that time, according to a release.
BASIC Spine, based in Orange, Calif., announced it will open a spine and pain outpatient surgery center in Newport Beach in early 2013.
The Eye Clinic of Wisconsin in Wausau will open its new surgery center in January, according to a Wausau Daily Herald report.
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Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners has expanded its operations team with the hiring of the following staff members:
Novant Health is continuing its quest to prevent Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., from building a $38.67 million ambulatory surgery center, which would be located next to the hospital's main campus, according to a Business Journal report.
The New Port Richey Surgery (Fla.) Center will soon move to a new location in Trinity, according to a Suncoast News report.
The Morris (Minn.) City Council recently amended an encroachment permit for Prairie Surgicenter, according to a Morris Sun Tribune report.
Sean O'Neal, the founder of SurgCenter, a string of more than 100 physician-owned ambulatory surgery centers, is looking into building a chain of chiropractic clinics, according to a Sacramento Bee report.