New ASC Development

Real estate developer NexCore Group is building a medical office building that could contain an endoscopy suite and an ASC on the HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress (Texas) Campus, Community Impact reports.

Essentia Health-St. Mary's Hospital in Detroit Lakes, Minn., will expand its surgery center and warehouse space through a $2 million project, DL-Online reports.

Frankfort, Ill.-based Oak Orthopedics is seeking approval to build a $15.5 million, two-story facility in Bourbonnais, Ill., the Daily Journal reports.

SEES Group Alabama, an affiliate of SEES Group, leased space in a Homewood, Ala.-based office park and plans to build an eye surgery center.

UPMC plans to open an ambulatory outpatient center in November, according to TRIBLive.

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System in Chicago will break ground Aug. 13 on a six-story outpatient building.

Atlanta-based Grady Health System is building a 10-story facility that will house several outpatient departments, an outpatient surgery center and a rehabilitation center.

Forest Park, Ill.-based River's Edge Hospital wrapped up a $33.8 million expansion and renovation project, which includes a new surgery center, according to St. Peter Herald.

Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health is seeking state approval to open a surgery center as part of a planned campus expansion, according to local NBC affiliate WPMI.

A new ASC is planned for Millcreek Township, Pa., according to YourErie.com.