New ASC Development

Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System spoke out against Quincy Medical Group's planned surgery center during a public meeting Jan. 24, WGEM reports.

A group of Buffalo, N.Y.-neurosurgeons received preliminary approval for their $7.8 million neurosurgery-focused surgery center from the Public Health and Health Planning Council's establishment committee, Buffalo Business First reports.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Review Board is hosting a public meeting about Quincy (Ill.) Medical Group's proposal to build a surgery center in Quincy Mall, NBC affiliate WGEM reports.

The joint venture Champaign (Ill.) Surgery Center will open Feb. 4, replacing the older Champaign SurgiCenter, The News-Gazette reports.

The new St. David's Austin (Texas) Area Surgery Center offers women's care within the North Austin Medical Center, according to BSA LifeStructures.

Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina plans to open an ASC in a former mall, Live 5 News reports.

Greenville, S.C.-based Jervey Eye Group opened a new facility for advanced intraocular surgery and eye care services, Greenville Business Magazine reports.

Akron, Ohio-based The Orthopaedic Surgery Center is constructing a bigger, $7 million facility in Boardman, Ohio, The Vindicator reports.

A circuit court judge dismissed a lawsuit which challenged a recently implemented Community Improvement District to benefit Houston, Mo.-based Texas County Memorial Hospital's surgery center, the Houston Herald reports.

San Antonio-based Mission Trail Baptist Hospital opened a surgery center to accommodate an increase in surgeries, according to the San Antonio Express-News.