New ASC Development

A private equity firm invested in a joint-venture ASC chain, and four joint venture ASCs were opened or announced in March.

Fort Smith, Ark.-based Fianna Hills Surgery Center opened March 15, according to an email shared with Becker's.

Construction of a $150 million ambulatory care center at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (S.C.) has been proposed, The Beaufort Gazette reported April 1. 

Becker's ASC Review has reported on 20 new ASCs since March 1:

Great Falls Clinic in Montana is expanding its ASC for $7 million, the Montana Hospital Association said March 30. 

Greenville, Texas-based Hunt Regional Medical Center is expanding its surgery center as part of a larger project.

O'Fallon, Mo.-based Advanced Bone & Joint is opening its new St. Peters, Mo., office Aug. 1.

The Minnesota Nurses Association is asking Essentia Health not to interfere with nurses who may want to unionize at its ASC opening this summer in Duluth, Fox 21 reported March 30. 

ASC developers stand to win by repurposing vacated retail locations into ASCs and eliminating the need for ground-up development. 

Fort Worth, Texas-based Medical City Alliance opened an outpatient surgery center on its campus.