New ASC Development

Two health systems broke ground on an $8.5 million building in Edwardsville, Ill., that will house a surgery center and a specialty clinic, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Harrisburg, Pa.-based UPMC Pinnacle plans to open an outpatient facility after moving UPMC Memorial operations to a new, 102-bed hospital, according to Fox43.

Milwaukee, Wis.-based Aurora Health Care opened a $55.5 million outpatient surgery center on Aug. 2, BizTimes Media reports.

Seven ASC projects were opened or announced in July:

A $5.5 million ASC addition is in the works for a Hartford HealthCare facility in Plainfield, Conn., according to the Hartford Business Journal.

Saltzer Health is planning a medical complex intended to offer quality care, price transparency and lower costs.

Construction has wrapped up on a 36,450-square-foot surgical facility for Bismarck Surgical Associates in North Dakota, according to REBusiness Online.

Lexington (Ky.) Surgery Center's new facility opened near UK HealthCare at Turfland, according to John-Mark Hack, vice president for business development at commercial construction firm Bristol Group. 

  Northfield (Minn.) Hospital & Clinics has an ASC project in the works, according to local radio news station KYMN.

County officials approved a tax district for Houston, Mo.-based Texas County Memorial Hospital, the Houston Herald reports.