New ASC Development

Knoxville, Tenn.-based Tennova Healthcare received state approval for its multispecialty ASC project in Talbott, Tenn., the CitizenTribune reports.

A group of independent physicians opened Norfolk, Neb.-based Fountain Point Medical Community Sept. 3, the Norfolk Daily News reports.

A new ASC is in development at the Baton Rouge (La.) General's Center for Health, according to local news station WAFB9. 

A surgery center slated to open in 2020 is seeking surgeon partners, according to Forrest Roth, MD.

The Kentucky Court of Appeals denied a certificate of need application from Fort Mitchell, Ky.-based Christ Hospital for an ASC, according to The River City News.

Here are the 16 ASCs that were opened or announced in August:

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin's West Bend (Wis.) Surgery Center is relocating from the West Bend Health Center campus, which is undergoing reconstruction, Washington County Insider reports.

Norwalk, Ohio-based Fisher-Titus Medical Center and area surgeons are partnering for a regional surgery center in Norwalk, the Norwalk Reflector reports.

Tidelands Health is opening a $44 million building in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Sept. 4, according to MyHorryNews.com.

An ASC will occupy space in a new 102,000-square-foot medical office development called Synergy Medical, according to Mile High CRE.