New ASC Development

Lansing, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care is expanding its Mount Clemens campus by developing an $8 million outpatient surgery center, Macomb Daily reports.

Rockford-based OrthoIllinois is seeking approval to establish an outpatient surgery center in Beloit, Wis., according to city documents.

Four orthopedics-focused ASCs opened or announced in roughly the past month:

Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health's plans to build a medical complex and surgery center on donated land worth $2 million are being challenged by Mobile-based competitor Infirmary Health, local NBC affiliate WPMI reported Oct. 15.

An ASC development is underway in Paradise Valley, Ariz., according to Marwan Tamimi, an architect working on the project.

Pensacola, Fla.-based Ascension Sacred Heart opened a $19 million outpatient medical facility Oct. 12, with six operating rooms for outpatient surgery, the Pensacola News Journal reports.

A 15,000-square-foot surgery center may be built along U.S. Highway 192 in Kissimmee, Fla., according to the Orlando Business Journal.

North Texas-based Dermatology & Skin Cancer Surgery Center added a 13th location to its footprint, opening in Sulphur Springs, Texas, Oct. 1.

Surprise, Ariz.-based Innovative Surgery Center is seeking approval from the city government for an improvement project, the Sunrise Independent reports.

The Steadman Clinic, Orthopedic Care Partners, Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital and Vail (Colo.) Health recently broke ground on a 65,000-square-foot medical office building with an ASC in Basalt, Colo., Commercial Property Executive reports.