New ASC Development

The Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Health System filed an application to construct a medical office building and ASC in Brentwood, Tenn., according to the Nashville Post.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health failed to inform officials and the public that it issued a staff report recommending the approval of a proposed ASC at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Mass., according to Medford Wicked Local.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health opened a new surgery center in Fleming Island, Fla., Clay Today reports.

Here are 34 new ASC joint ventures opened or announced over the past year:

Athens, Ala.-based Athens-Limestone Hospital held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new outpatient surgery tower Dec. 3, WAFF 48 reports.

A proposed ASC in Marlboro Township, N.J., could benefit community members, according to developer Frank Festa.

Green Bay, Wis.-based Aurora BayCare Medical Center plans to build a 72,000-square-foot facility featuring a clinic, an ASC and an urgent care center, the Post Crescent reports.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based UB Neurosurgery broke ground on a 60,000-square-foot facility in Amherst, N.Y. 

Construction began on the $50 million Baylor Scott & White Sports and Orthopedic Center in Waco, Texas.

Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center still has a chance to open an ASC in Niskayuna, N.Y., although a state committee rejected the proposal, Albany Business Review reports.