New ASC Development

Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System broke ground on a three-story medical office building Dec. 1 in Buford, Ga., The Times reports.

Wilmington (N.C.) Eye is developing an ASC it plans to open in late 2021, WilmingtonBiz reported Nov. 30.

Hastings, Mich.-based Spectrum Health Pennock recently opened a new surgery center, a spokesperson told Becker's ASC Review in an email Nov. 30.

Torrance, Calif.-based Harbor-UCLA Medical Center broke ground on a $1.6 billion project that'll condense its campus-based outpatient clinics into one location, the Daily Breeze reported Nov. 27.

Osage, Iowa-based Mitchell County Regional Health Center's surgery center is progressing, the Globe Gazette reported Nov. 27.

Here are 76 hospitals and health systems that have opened or announced plans to open an ASC in 2020:

This year, at least 11 developments involving an ASC or outpatient surgery center represented an investment of $50 million or more.

Florida, Texas and Arizona have reported the most activity in new ASC development this year, followed by Michigan, Colorado and Alabama. Below is a list of the projects in each state.

Surgery Center Services of America designed a laser eye surgery center that's being developed in Birmingham, Ala., the Birmingham Business Journal reported Nov. 23.

Brattleboro (Vt.) Memorial Hospital held a virtual groundbreaking for an outpatient medical pavilion housing a surgery center Oct. 30 during a Zoom meeting, the Brattleboro Reformer reports.