New ASC Development

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center East Hospital in Columbus is opening a $26 million outpatient surgery and imaging unit as part of its ambulatory surgery-focused expansion, the Highland County Press reports.

San Antonio-based Methodist Hospital opened a 15,744-square-foot ASC in Boerne, Texas, according to an Aug. 10 announcement.

Maryville, Ill.-based Anderson Healthcare put the final touches on its new ASC, according to IIDA, a nonprofit philanthropic organization for interior design professionals.

A Houston-based developer is building a 364,000-square-foot medical office building that will contain a surgery center, the Houston Business Journal reports.

The University of Illinois at Chicago will break ground on a 200,000-square-foot clinical building Aug. 13 that will contain a surgery center and specialty clinic, according to an Aug. 12 press release.

Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International has a medical office building in the works, according to Batten | Shaw Construction.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Ascension St. Vincent's will serve as the healthcare anchor of a large mixed-use development that will span 100 acres, the Jacksonville Business Journal reports.

Construction is a wrap on Integrated Surgical Institute, according to Heim Construction Co.

Gainesville-based University of Florida Health opened a $24 million surgical center earlier this year, according to the Gainesville Sun.

Twenty-one surgery center projects planned or proposed so far this year are expected to cost at least $10 million: