New ASC Development

The Dillon (Colo.) Medical Building proposed by five organizations received town council approval Dec. 18, the Summit Daily reports.

Glendale-based Ascension Wisconsin won approval for its $42 million Ascension Ambulatory Surgery Center in Mount Pleasant, Wis., The Journal Times reports.

Harrisburg, Pa.-based UPMC Pinnacle expects to open a new hospital with an attached outpatient surgery center in August 2019, Penn Live reports.

Washington state delayed its decision on Walla Walla, Wash.-based Providence St. Mary Medical Center's application to build an ASC due to a "pivotal unresolved issue," the Union-Bulletin reports.

Gainesville, Ga.-based Northeast Georgia Health System is seeking state approval to build an ASC in Braselton, Ga., the Gainesville Times reports.

While Sandy Springs, Ga.-based Northside Hospital's merger with Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Gwinnett Health System has come to a standstill, Northside is busy pursuing other transactions and developments, Reporter Newspapers reports.

A 130,000-square-foot, mixed-use facility called River Oaks Surgical Center is being built in Houston, the Houston Business Journal reports.

Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International plans to build an outpatient surgery center in Citrus Heights, Calif., the Sacramento Business Journal reports.

Quincy (Ill.) Medical Group's proposed $19.5 million surgery and cancer treatment center will be discussed at a public meeting in January, the Herald-Whig reports.

The New York Public Health and Health Planning Council granted Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center preliminary approval to build a surgery center in Niskayuna, N.Y., despite protests from Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Hospital, the Times Union reports.