New ASC Development

Physician Partners of America plans to open a multispecialty ASC in Florida during the first quarter of next year, the pain management practice said Dec. 14.

Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola Medicine broke ground on its ASC in Tinley Park, Ill., on Dec. 15.

ASC construction boomed in 2021. Here are 25 projects costing more than $100 million that include ASCs in 2021:

Lexington-based University of Kentucky got the green light to buy land for a proposed $6.9 million outpatient cancer treatment center and advanced ambulatory complex, the university said Dec. 14.  

Becker's ASC Review has covered the introduction of 113 new ASCs unaffiliated with hospitals or health systems in 2021 so far. The following is a state-by-state breakdown with links to original coverage.

A 77,500-square-foot medical office building in Minneapolis suburb St. Louis Park featuring three ASCs was completed in November.

Becker's ASC Review has covered the introduction of 281 new ASCs in 2021. November, August and October are the months that saw the most new ASCs with 33 each (eight entries in the November rundown were covered previously at different…

Proliance Orthopedic Associates and Valley Medical Center, both based in Renton, Wash., are opening an ASC on Dec. 15, Proliance said. 

TidalHealth is considering the addition of an ASC to a $100 million project planned in Millsboro, Del., Coastal Point reported Dec. 9. 

Growing an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) network in today's competitive healthcare market can be a challenge. Phoenix-based Banner Health proactively mapped out its strategy to build an ambulatory surgery center network and partnered with Atlas Healthcare Partners (Atlas) to see…