New ASC Development

The Cardiac Surgical Institute of Northwest Florida has opened a freestanding ASC in Panama City, Fla., and performed its first procedures Dec. 15, according to a Dec. 16 report from NBC affiliate WJHG.  The new center offers services including heart…

Here are 20 ASCs and outpatient centers that opened in the South this year, as reported by Becker’s. Note: This list is not exhaustive. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has opened the 48X Complex, a $589 million outpatient surgery center designed to boost the system’s operating room capacity by nearly 50%.  The four-story facility houses 14 operating rooms, 59 recovery bays and 96 exam…

In 2024, Becker’s reported on 11 academic health centers that had opened or were developing new ASCs and outpatient centers. In 2025, that number increased to 14, a move that reflects growing interest in outpatient ventures by health systems across…

Numerous hospitals and health systems have begun investing more heavily in ambulatory care as technological advancements and payer policies continue to fuel the migration of procedures to the outpatient setting.  Samuel Bauer, MD, a maternal fetal medicine specialist and chief…

There were 14 academic health centers that have either planned, opened or developed ASCs or outpatient facilities since Jan. 1, 2025, as reported by Becker’s: 1. University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia is building a 31,000-square-foot ambulatory clinic center next to…

Guthrie Broome Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Center, from Guthrie Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, N.Y., is almost complete and is set to open in February, according to a Dec. 19 news release. The orthopedic ASC will offer outpatient spine surgery, joint…

Louisville, Colo.-based AdventHealth Avista has opened a new on-campus surgery center.  The ASC originally opened in Boulder, Colo., in 2003, and was relocated to the Louisville campus, according to a Dec. 9 news release from AdventHealth.  The last day of…

Whiteville, N.C.-based Columbus Regional Healthcare System has broken ground on a 68,000-square-foot medical office building and surgical care center in Leland, N.C. The new facility, Advanced Care-Leland, will offer services including primary care, orthopedics and urology, according to a Dec.…

Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System has cut the ribbon on a new ASC in Utica.  The Mohawk Valley Surgery Center includes four operating rooms, according to a Dec. 3 news release from the health system. Specialties at the center…