New ASC Development

Pilot Knob, Mo.-based Iron County Medical Center broke ground on an emergency expansion to its Rural Health Clinic, the Daily Journal reports. 

Opening a freestanding ASC or one in a medical office building is a long process that requires careful planning each step of the way.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is building a major outpatient center to better serve one of the nation's fastest-growing populations. 

From Walmart Express conversions to robotic surgery, here are seven ASC moves in Arizona in the past month: 

An unnamed for-profit, private practice healthcare company and real estate developer Enclave are planning a $26 million facility in West Fargo, N.D. The healthcare company remains anonymous as of publication. 

Phoenix-based Valleywise Health's new center in Peoria, Ariz., now offers outpatient surgery services as part of a phased opening. 

At least three ASCs have been announced or opened in North Carolina in the past month — a huge feat considering only an estimated four total ASCs opened in the state in 2020. 

Cardiology practice Florida Heart Associates is building an ASC in an expansion and renovation of its central facility in Fort Myers.

Here are eight hospitals and health systems that announced plans for an ASC in March:

Olathe (Kan.) Health has submitted to the city council plans to develop a two-story medical office building with an ASC, according to Kansas City Business Journal.