New ASC Development

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.

The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health at Cambridge, a new $53 million medical facility with an ASC, began accepting patients Oct. 28, according to The Star Democrat. 

Bellin Health announced plans for an ASC in Ashwaubenon, Wis., the Green Bay Press Gazette reported Oct. 28. 

JPS Health Network is seeking funds to offset the costs of a $1.2 billion expansion that includes an ASC in Fort Worth, Texas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Oct. 27. 

Excela Health has finished a $10 million surgery center that will focus on cancer treatment at its Latrobe (Penn.) Hospital, Trib Live reported Oct. 27. 

There are 35 states in the country that have a certificate-of-need program — laws designed to control healthcare costs by restricting competition for duplicative services and determining whether capital expenditures meet a community need.

University of California Davis Health is expanding its presence in Folsom with a long-term project spanning nearly 35 acres, which the university paid $30.6 million to acquire, according to an Oct. 27 report in the Sacramento Business Journal.

Coral Gables, Fla.-based Gentera Center for Regenerative Medicine opened a new facility featuring an ASC, according to an Oct. 27 news release.