New ASC Development

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is seeking state permission to build an ASC inside the Hartford HealthCare Family Medical Center in Plainfield, Conn., the Norwich Bulletin reports.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension St. Thomas and Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International broke ground on an ASC in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Aug. 20, local news affiliate WGNS reports.

A new joint-venture ASC in Arizona has a limited number of investment opportunities available to surgeons interested in operating at the center.

Bourbonnais village officials passed an ordinance approving Frankfort, Ill.-based Oak Orthopedics' plan to develop a $15.5 million surgical facility in their village, the Daily Journal reports.

White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital is putting the finishing touches on its $272 million outpatient center as it readies to open, Westfair Communications reports.

A Florida healthcare-focused developer is seeking permission to build a trio of medical office buildings in Venice, Fla., the Herald-Tribune reports.

Rossville, Md.-based MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center plans to open its surgical pavilion to patients Aug. 24, The Baltimore Sun reports.

Green Bay, Wis.-based Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists plans to open a new clinic in the Appleton, Wis., area with a surgery center.

Becker's ASC Review has reported on nine cardiology-focused ASCs opened or announced so far this year:

A multispecialty ASC is being built in Hamburg, Pa., according to Dennis Campbell of Heim Construction Co., a company involved in the project.