New ASC Development

Piedmont Physicians Medical Oncology Newton opened the Knox Surgical Center at the Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, Ga., on Feb. 7, The Covington News reported. 

Using a human amniotic membrane for protection and healing can lead to a 50 percent reduction in vocal cord nerve injuries that can result from surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, a study published in Cell Transplantation suggests.

AdventHealth is opening a $30 million building with an ASC at its health park in Lake Mary, Fla., Orlando Business Journal reported Feb. 2. 

Here are 24 ASCs opened or announced in December 2021:

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health is opening a general surgery ASC in Draffenville, Ky., The Tribune-Courier reported Feb. 1.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System is opening an outpatient medical center in Chelsea, Mich., The Sun Times News reported Feb. 1.

Here are 19 ASC opened or announced in January:

With the South Carolina Senate's vote to repeal the certificate of need process, two physicians could be a step closer to receiving the green light for a $12 million ASC after two years of roadblocks, The Times and Democrat reported…

Jefferson City (Mo.) Medical Group plans to move into a $17 million, 28,000-square-foot surgery center this spring, the New Tribune reported Jan. 30.

Danville, Ky.-based Ephraim McDowell Health is opening a lung surgery center on Feb. 1, The Advocate-Messenger reported Jan. 30.