New ASC Development

Atlanta-based Northside Hospital Orthopedic Institute is opening two surgery centers in early 2025.

As ASC consolidation continues and the physician population ages, more ASC companies are popping up to focus on a new type of management — one that focuses on physician ownership and local care. 

Here are five states that could be promising locations for ASC growth based on recent development trends, and political and economic policy shifts.

New York City-based Sapient Health, a new ASC management company, has partnered with physicians to develop four new ASCs. 

Compass Surgical Partners, an ASC development and management company, opened NYC Joint & Spine Center in Englewood, N.J.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has broken ground on a new medical office building and a second building that may be turned into a surgery center.

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health has purchased 8.5 acres of land in Chesterfield, Va., for what is expected to be a new outpatient surgery center, according to a Feb. 6 report from Richmond BizSense.

Here are six updates on ASCs in the Midwest, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 7:

An outpatient medical complex is moving forward in South Mississippi without the support of county supervisors and nearby Singing River Health System, according to a Feb. 5 report from the Sun Herald.

A Richmond, Va.-based now-vacant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building will be leveled to make way for a $17 million medical office building, according to a Feb. 4 report from Richmond BizSense.