New ASC Development

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, Universal Health Services, George Washington University and Children's National Hospital broke ground on a medical center with an ambulatory pavilion.

Wichita-based Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center is planning a $1.6 million outpatient expansion, Wichita Business Journal reported Feb. 22. 

Mayo Clinic is building a hospital connected to a cancer and surgery center in La Crosse, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported Feb. 22. 

Mesa, Ariz.-based Surgery Center Services of America has plans to open six ASCs in the next year, CEO Philip Blair told Becker's ASC Review. 

Boston-based Mass General Brigham's controversial $400 million plan to build three ASCs would bring lower-cost care to Massachusetts communities, John Fernandez, MD, president of Mass Eye and Ear, wrote in a Feb. 21 piece in Mass Live. 

Several ASCs owned by joint ventures have been opened or announced in 2022 so far.

Wyoming County Community Health System in Warsaw, N.Y., is updating its surgical center, The Daily News reported Feb. 21.

The Urological Institute of Maryland has completed the construction of an ASC in Timonium, Md.

Bellin Health is moving forward with plans to build an ASC in Ashwaubenon, Wis., construction company Jigsaw Team said this week. 

Construction of Portsmouth, N.H.-based New England Center for Orthopaedic Surgery has been completed.