Proposed Virginia ASC on Hold After Hospital Plans to Oppose Project

Developers who proposed an ASC in Salem, Va., are putting the project on hold after Lewis-Gale Medical Center, also in Salem, indicated it would oppose the plans, according to a report in The Roanoke Times.

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Salem Surgical Center LLC has elected not to move ahead with the facility, a 2,100-square-foot ASC with three ORs, and face the hospital’s challenge but has expressed interest in partnering with a hospital before moving forward.

However, representatives for Lewis-Gale and Carilion Clinic, which has several hospitals in the area, indicated neither plans to partner with the ASC developer on the project.

Read The Roanoke Times report on the proposed Salem ASC.

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