New ASC Development

$31.5M ASC expansion set to open in South Carolina

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health is opening a newly expanded ASC at West Columbia, S.C.-based Lexington Medical Center in September, according to the Triad Business Journal. By Rachel Popa - 8/16/19

5 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs

Here are five hospitals and health systems that opened or announced ASCs in July: By Angie Stewart - 8/16/19

Vancouver Clinic earns approval for new ASC

Vancouver (Wash.) Clinic earned approval for a new ASC, the Vancouver-S.W. Washington Business Journal reports. By Eric Oliver - 8/16/19

Kansas surgical center development interrupted over state concerns

The Kansas state fire marshal stopped construction on a surgery center in Lenexa due to concerns over the building's design, the Kansas City Star reports. By Eric Oliver - 8/14/19

Hospital to shift some services to new complex with surgery center — 3 insights

Alamogordo, N.M.-based Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center broke ground Aug. 9 on medical office complex that will house a surgery center, according to the Alamogordo Daily News, part of the USA Today network. By Angie Stewart - 8/12/19

Compass Surgical Partners, Florida practice wrap up orthopedic ASC — 3 highlights

An ASC project involving Compass Surgical Partners and Joint Implant Surgeons of Florida has wrapped up, according to Joe Sziabowski of Hardaway | Sziabowski Architects. By Angie Stewart - 8/12/19

WellSpan receives $500K for health center with ASC — 3 insights

Pennsylvania awarded WellSpan Health a $500,000 grant for its Health and Surgery Center project in North Cornwall Township, Penn Live reports. By Eric Oliver - 8/12/19

Catholic Health acquires New York ASC near competing center

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health took full ownership of Sterling Surgical Center, a transaction that has been in the works for months, according to The Buffalo News. By Angie Stewart - 8/9/19

Alabama medical facility with ASC to get $2M city investment

The city of Auburn, Ala., will invest $2 million in a new medical services building, according to The Auburn Villager. By Angie Stewart - 8/9/19

Closed hospital's owner offers $1M to buy JRMC, put in surgery center — 4 details

The new owner of Celina, Tenn.-based Cumberland River Hospital, which closed March 1, wants to buy the closed Jamestown (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center and offer outpatient services there, according to the Herald-Citizen. By Angie Stewart - 8/9/19

Physician Growth Partners advises Bobby Buka MD Dermatology and Brooklyn Dermatology in merger to form the Dermatology Specialists

In a recent press release, Bobby Buka MD Dermatology, a leading comprehensive dermatology platform in New York City, entered into a strategic merger with Brooklyn Dermatology to form The Dermatology Specialists. By Staff - 8/8/19

East Alabama Medical Center plans $33.7M medical office, ASC investment

A medical office building is planned for the area where Auburn (Ala.) University is developing a health sciences cluster, Opelika-Auburn News reports. By Angie Stewart - 8/7/19

Illinois board to hold hearing on proposed surgery center

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board will hold a public hearing on Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System's surgery center proposal Aug. 19, local NBC affiliate WGEM reports. By Eric Oliver - 8/7/19

Wyoming outpatient facility with ASC readies to open — 5 insights

The Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital and Indian Health Services joint-venture outpatient facility is expected to open this September, the Cherokee Phoenix reports. By Eric Oliver - 8/7/19

Florida development to house ASC, multiple physician groups — 3 details

Multiple physician groups will lease space in a 77,000-square-foot medical office center underway in Sarasota, Fla., according to YourObserver.com. By Angie Stewart - 8/7/19

$8.5M building to feature Anderson Surgery Center, SSM Health clinic — 5 insights

Two health systems broke ground on an $8.5 million building in Edwardsville, Ill., that will house a surgery center and a specialty clinic, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. By Angie Stewart - 8/7/19

UPMC Outpatient Center to open beside new hospital — 3 notes

Harrisburg, Pa.-based UPMC Pinnacle plans to open an outpatient facility after moving UPMC Memorial operations to a new, 102-bed hospital, according to Fox43. By Angie Stewart - 8/6/19

Aurora Health Care opens $55.5M outpatient surgery center — 4 points

Milwaukee, Wis.-based Aurora Health Care opened a $55.5 million outpatient surgery center on Aug. 2, BizTimes Media reports. By Angie Stewart - 8/5/19

7 ASCs opened or announced in July

Seven ASC projects were opened or announced in July: By Rachel Popa - 8/5/19

Hartford HealthCare plans $5.5M multispecialty ASC

A $5.5 million ASC addition is in the works for a Hartford HealthCare facility in Plainfield, Conn., according to the Hartford Business Journal. By Rachel Popa - 8/1/19