New ASC Development

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.

Concord (N.H.) Hospital will open its Memorial Medical Office Building June 29, with an array of tenants moving in shortly after, the New Hampshire Business Review reports.

Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida is seeking state permission to build a medical office building next to Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital, the South Florida Business Journal reports.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused delays for four surgery center projects:

Kingsport, Tenn.-based Holston Medical Group recently received a license to open the MeadowView Surgery Center, local NBC affiliate News 5 reports.

A developer is expanding a medical office building in Naples, Fla., building an addition onto the space, Business Observer reports.

Here are 33 hospitals and health systems that have opened or announced plans to open an ASC in 2020.

The city of Chicago is giving Chicago-based Sinai Health System $7 million to construct an ASC in North Lawndale, a city neighborhood, Crain's Chicago Business reports.