New ASC Development

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.

New York City-based Mount Sinai received a $6 million donation from Derfner Foundation trustee Jay Lieberman and will name its new plastic and reconstructive surgery suite after him.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based TriStar Health is moving forward with a $17.3 million surgery center development after fierce opposition from competitors delayed the project for over a year, the Nashville Post reports.

Surgical Care Affiliates will manage Indian Creek Ambulatory Surgery Center in Overland Park, Kan., which is expected to open in June.

San Antonio-based American Surgery Center of South Texas plans to move into a new ASC after construction on the facility wraps up in June, an ASC representative confirmed.

Surgery Center Services of America is building a 33,000-square-foot ASC in Bismarck, N.D., according to SCSA Project Manager Todd Sherwood.

Opelika-based East Alabama Medical Center is seeking approval to expand the square footage and double the number of procedure rooms in its planned ASC.