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New ASC Development
The South Whitehall Township Planning Commission approved a construction plan for an outpatient facility in Allentown, Pa., local news source WFMZ reported May 19.
Lake Erie (Pa.) College of Osteopathic Medicine Health broke ground on a $14.5 million ASC, Your Erie reported May 20.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Center for Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics broke ground on an ASC, The Chattanoogan reported May 20.
The University of California Board of Regents approved a $579 million ASC at UC Davis Health's Sacramento campus, Sacramento Business Journal reported May 19.
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Mediplex Property Group has started converting a building in Prussia, Pa., to an ASC, Healthcare Design reported May 18.
Independently owned medical group Coastal Orthopedics of Bradenton, Fla., opened its new medical center May 16, which cost more than $30 million, reported Sarasota community newspaper Your Observer.
A 54-bed hospital with surgery centers is being proposed in Port St. Lucie, Fla., TCPalm reported May 16.
Canado, N.D.-based Towner County Hospital Authority has secured a $10.9 million loan that will expand its ambulatory surgery offerings, U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said May 13.
Glendale, Ariz.-based Arrowhead Endoscopy Center is in construction and set to open in summer, Phoenix Business Journal reported May 12.