New ASC Development

Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System is seeking state permission to move its existing surgery center out of a building owned by Quincy Medical Group, local NBC affiliate WGEM reports.

Worcester, Mass.-based Reliant Medical Group and Quincy, Mass.-based Shields Health Care Group plan to open Natick (Mass.) Surgery Center in 2020, the Worcester Business Journal reports.

Here are six hospitals and health systems that opened or announced ASCs in June:

One way new ASCs can succeed is by pursuing hospital-physician partnerships, according to Stephanie Martin, vice president of operations at Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Cool Springs Surgical Associates consultant Mark Knoblauch wants to build a $2.3 million ASC in Murfreesboro, Tenn., the NashvillePost reports.

Stillwater, Minn.-based Lakeview Hospital's plans for a campus expansion have been delayed at least five years, according to the Pioneer Press.

Muve Health has a new "hyper-specialty" ASC in Warminster, Pa.

Bozeman, Mont., city commissioners approved Bozeman Health's $20 million same-day surgery center and clinic project July 1, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports.

A surgical center is part of IU Health's robust plan to improve access to care in Fort Wayne, Ind., according to The Journal Gazette.

Here are three joint-venture ASCs opened or announced in June: