Three recent ASC proposals have received opposition from community groups and other healthcare organizations for reasons varying from traffic to excess services at other facilities.
New ASC Development
Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May Court House, N.J., on May 4 opened a multispecialty surgery center that provides care for 15 specialties, The Press of Atlantic City reports.
Rockford-based OrthoIllinois' proposed ASC narrowly failed to pass during the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board meeting May 4, Health News Illinois reported May 5.
The $9.7 million Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center at Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May Court House, N.J., officially opened on May 4, according to a LinkedIn post by the medical center.
MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate and Tucson, Ariz.-based TMC HealthCare broke ground on an $8 million ASC on TMC's Rincon campus, REBusiness reported May 4.
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Construction is almost complete on Jacksonville, Fla.-based Digestive Disease Consultants' second Florida ASC, according to a May 3 LinkedIn post by Sauer Construction.
Becker's ASC Review reported on 31 ASCs opened or announced in April.
The Regional Medical Center of San Jose (Calif.) has almost completed the construction of an ASC, according to a May 1 LinkedIn post by the hospital.
Tidelands Health opened an ASC at its medical park in Myrtle Beach, S.C., WBTW reported May 3.
San Antonio-based physician Lyssa Ochoa, MD, is opening an ASC to address the lack of healthcare services on the city's South Side, MySanAntonio reported April 30.