New ASC Development

West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health has progressed on the construction of a $39.8 million surgery center at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa Messenger News reported Nov. 18.  In a ceremony, leaders of the…

As more procedures shift to the ASC setting, leaders are evaluating which specialties or service lines will be the best positioned for development in the coming years — and how this can be done safely and efficiently.  Here are three…

Academic health centers are eyeing ASCs as potential investments as patient preferences and payer policy increasingly align with outpatient growth.  Michael Lewis, MD, the chair of anesthesiology, pain management and perioperative medicine at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health recently joined Becker’s…

Cordelle, Ga.-based Crisp Regional Hospital cut the ribbon on a surgery center in Cordelle, according to a Nov. 13 report from WALB News 10.  The surgery center was built directly behind the main hospital, aiming to increase efficiency.  The facility…

From outpatient cardiology to new joint ventures, here are 10 standout ASC projects Becker’s has reported on in the last 6 months: 1. In May, Lestonnac Free Clinic opened a new free-of-charge surgery center in Orange County, Calif. The facility…

Dignity Health Chandler (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center broke ground on a 100,000-square-foot ambulatory care center in Chandler.  The new building will include an ASC, imaging center and a Dignity Health Medical Group practice, according to a Nov. 5 news release…

Certificate-of-need laws, which regulate the development of new healthcare facilities and equipment purchases, continue to evolve across the U.S., reshaping ASC markets.  Here are seven states where CON laws have shifted in the last few years: Alabama: Alabama state Sen.…

The growth of the outpatient care market is heating up in certain states, especially in those without certificate-of-need restrictions and with large populations of older Americans, such as the Southeast and Southwest.  As ASC development follows trends in population growth,…

Here are four new ASCs and outpatient centers that are opening or have been planned in California, as reported by Becker’s since Oct. 3:

Here are six ASCs or outpatient centers developed or announced by health systems in October, as reported by Becker’s.  1. Denver-based NexCore group partnered with Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health to launch an ASC in Folsom, Calif. The facility is expected to…