New ASC Development

San Francisco-based Dignity Health announced plans to develop a 28-acre medical campus in Folsom Ranch, Calif., Gold Country Media reports.

Hospital for Special Surgery's Florida arm opened an ASC in West Palm Beach, the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches shared in early July.

US Outpatient Surgery Facilities is gearing up to open a cardiology-focused surgery center in Washington, Pa., according to Colliers International Pittsburgh, a commercial real estate brokerage involved in site selection for the project.

A real estate company is seeking a developer for 200 acres of land in Milford, Del., to build a comprehensive medical campus, Delaware State News reports.

The Amherst (N.Y.) Town Board approved a rezoning request for UBMD Physician's Group-University at Buffalo (N.Y.) to build a surgery center, local NPR affiliate WBFO reports.

Developers are planning to build a medical and surgery center in Amherst, N.Y., according to Buffalo News.

Nine hospitals and health systems opened or announced plans for new surgery centers in June:

With ambulatory surgery centers continuing to grow in popularity as they secure their place as the preferred location for elective surgery, many ASCs — both hospital-physician joint-venture and physician-owned centers — are currently in development or the planning stages.

United Surgical Partners International, Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance and Ascension Saint Thomas received a certificate of need from the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency to build an ASC in Rutherford County, Tenn., WGNS News Radio reports.

Covington, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Physicians is planning a $16.5 million expansion project that'll double the size of its medical office building in Newport, Ky., the Cincinnati Business Courier reports.