New ASC Development

Covington, La.-based St. Tammany Health System will soon open a new $75 million ASC, Nola.com reported Nov. 21. 

Here are seven new ASCs that have opened, earned approval or started construction in the South that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 6:

Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority, an affiliate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System, is opening a new Birmingham-based ambulatory care facility in December. 

An administrative law judge has approved Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons' plan for a surgical facility.

The River Landing Surgery Center opened its doors in Montrose, Colo., according to a Nov. 15 report from the Montrose Press.

Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s has embarked on an eight-year, $318 million expansion project at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale, according to a Nov. 13 report from Arkansas Money & Politics.

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While California has the overall highest number of ASCs in the U.S. with 1,218, according to an April report by Definitive Healthcare, the Southeast has seen rapid growth of outpatient clinics. 

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is a massive player in the healthcare industry and continues to make significant plays in the ASC space, marked by increasingly large deals to expand their presence and a series of ASC purchases and developments. 

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has opened a new surgery center in Montgomery, Texas, according to a Nov. 8 report from Community Impact.