New ASC Development

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is accepting patients at its new ASC in Guilford, Conn., according to architecture and planning firm Shepley Bulfinch.

ASCs are facing increasing market pressure to expand and renovate, according to Relias Media.

An Illinois regulatory board approved Quincy (Ill.) Medical Group's ASC April 30, after QMG appealed its initial rejection, the Quincy Herald-Whig reports.

Johnson City, N.Y.-based Binghamton ASC wants to open a single-specialty surgery center in Vestal, N.Y., for nearly $34 million.

Here are 18 ASCs opened or announced in April:

Providence-based Ortho Rhode Island, Calspan and the Carpionato Group held a groundbreaking for Ortho Rhode Island's medical office building and surgery center in Warwick, R.I., GoLocal Prov reports.

Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children's Health System is constructing a series of projects including a surgery center in Prosper, Texas, local news affiliate WFAA reports.

Easton-based University of Maryland Shore Regional Health gained permission to transition Cambridge-based UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester into a freestanding medical facility, The Star Democrat reports.

The Washington State Department of Health delayed a decision on Walla Walla, Wash.-based Providence St. Mary Medical Center's proposed ASC expansion once again, the Union-Bulletin reports.

Campbell Clinic held a topping-out ceremony for its Memphis, Tenn., campus expansion, according to construction company Flintco.