New ASC Development

Andrews Ambulatory Surgery, the newly formed joint venture ASC company led by orthopedic surgeon James Andrews, MD, is building its first three ASCs in Northeast Florida, according to a Nov. 3 news release. 

The University of Chicago's proposal for a for a microhospital with an ASC in Crown Point, Ind., was approved Nov. 1, but Franciscan Health says the facility is unnecessary, according to a Chicago Tribune report. 

Crystal Clinic opened an orthopedic hospital with an ASC Nov. 1 in Fairlawn, Ohio, according to cleveland.com. 

St. Louis-based Ascension and Chicago-based Regent Surgical, the country's largest private joint-venture operator of ASCs, are opening a gastroenterology ASC in Birmingham, Ala., according to a Nov. 1 report in the Shelby County Reporter.

The Orthopedic Hospital of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network is expanding to Gas City, Ind., with a surgery center, a clinic and a physical therapy center, according to a Nov. 1 report in The Echo.

Here are 33 ASCs opened or announced in October, as reported by Becker's ASC Review:

Construction is underway on a medical office building and surgery center in Las Vegas, local NBC affiliate 3 News reported Oct. 31. 

West Tennessee Healthcare is opening an orthopedic surgery center in Jackson in November, the Jackson Sun reported Oct. 29. 

Emory Healthcare is building a musculoskeletal facility with an ASC in Brookhaven, Ga., according to The Champion.

St. Louis Children's Hospital has added a 77,000-square-foot specialty care center in southern St. Louis County, the St. Louis Business Journal reported Oct. 28.