The Lexington Cancer Foundation has donated $1.2 million to the Lexington-based University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, the final part of a $5 million commitment to the facility. The donation will support the cancer and advanced ambulatory building, a 550,000-square-foot…
New ASC Development
The Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center has opened Colony Park North, a hospital outpatient facility designed to expand access to specialty care and same-day surgery in Ridgeland, Miss., and the surrounding area. The 131,000-square-foot campus features a six-operating-room ASC,…
Madison-based Orthopedic & Spine Centers of Wisconsin plans to cut the ribbon on a new ASC on Feb. 18. The Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Center in Middleton (Wis.) began construction in 2025 and was purpose-built for spine and orthopedic procedures,…
Certificate-of-need laws remain one of the biggest regulatory forces shaping where and how ASCs can grow, and the landscape is shifting rapidly state by state. With courts pausing repeal efforts in some markets, others raising cost thresholds or carving out…
Little Rock-based Ortho Arkansas began construction on a new surgery center in North Little Rock, Ark., according to a Feb. 11 report from Arkansas Money & Politics. The more than 47,000-square-foot center will include 10 operating rooms, 20 per-operative bays,…
Mass General Brigham has received approval for an endoscopy-focused ASC in Cambridge, Mass., according to a Feb. 11 report from Hoodline. The state’s Public Health Council green lit a 6,095-square-foot facility which will include three procedure rooms and 10 pre-…
Bettendorf, Iowa-based ORA Orthopedic cut the ribbon on a 113,000-square-foot medical facility and administrative headquarters, according to a Feb. 11 report from Quad Cities Regional Business Journal. The $50 million project in Bettendorf replaces the organization’s previous clinic and surgery…
As new procedures, payer incentives and technology all align to boost opportunities in the ASC space, leaders are tasked with finding the careful balance between timely progress and development and the constant optimization of existing services. Jessica Pfister, senior director…
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health and Clemson (S.C.) University have broken ground on a 90,000-square-foot medical facility that will include an ASC. Prisma Health Blue Ridge Orthopedics will operate the sports medicine and ASC, according to a Feb. 6 news release…
ASCs have taken center stage of many hospital and health systems’ growth and development strategies in recent years as they look to expand access and lower costs while aligning with value-based initiatives. This includes academic health systems, some of which…
