ASCs have become a strategic imperative for hospitals and health systems looking for increased surgical volumes while transitioning to value-based care models.
Here are eight hospitals and health systems investing in ASCs the last month, as reported by Becker’s:
1. Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health broke ground on a 100,000-square-foot ambulatory clinic in Cape Coral, Fla. The facility will provide surgical and interventional services and have four operating rooms, two catheterization labs, two EP labs and 28 recovery rooms.
Lee Health also began construction on a pediatric surgery center and family medicine clinic expected to open in early 2028. The two-story, 60,000-square-foot facility will be located next to Golisano Children’s Hospital and HealthPark Medical Center. The first floor will house four pediatric operating rooms and two endoscopy suites.
2. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Health System, a subsidiary of HCA Healthcare, is continuing its plan for an outpatient surgical center in Chattanooga. The ASC was originally designed as a joint venture between Parkridge and Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health. Erlanger previously planned to buy 49% of the center, but is no longer involved with the project.
3. Salina (Kansas) Regional Health is seeking local government approval to redevelop a zoning lot to construct a new ASC and medical clinic.
4. Lee Health also began construction on a pediatric surgery center and family medicine clinic expected to open in early 2028. The two-story, 60,000-square-foot facility will be located next to Golisano Children’s Hospital and HealthPark Medical Center. The first floor will house four pediatric operating rooms and two endoscopy suites.
5. Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health began construction on a new medical campus in Meridian, Colo. The campus will include a full-service hospital, an ASC and physician clinics. The project is being developed on a 42-acre site that CommonSpirit acquired in late 2024.
6. Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare plans to open an ASC in Cadillac, Mich., over the next few months. The center will provide same-day surgical procedures and other outpatient care for patients in northern Michigan.
7. Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare broke ground May 6 on a $54 million oncology and ambulatory center at Middlesboro (Ky.) ARH Hospital.
8. York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is planning a new ASC and medical office building in Carlisle, Pa.
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.