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New ASC Development

Here are seven ASCs that were constructed, announced or opened in February, as reported by Becker's:

Here are 10 new ASCs, outpatient surgery centers and medical office buildings receiving approval, being planned and starting construction, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 15:

There are a host of regulations surrounding the development of ASCs, which vary greatly from state-to-state.

An ASC in Southlake, Texas, has been approved by city council 10 years after initial plans were announced, according to a Feb. 19 report from Community Impact. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health plans to construct a flagship campus in Emeryville, Calif., that will feature an ambulatory care complex and a new medical center with 200 beds. 

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In a recent column published in Hurricane Breeze Newspaper, state delegate Scot Heckert argued that West Virginia's certificate-of-need laws are necessary to protect rural healthcare services. 

As ASC consolidation continues and the physician population ages, more ASC companies are popping up to focus on a new type of management — one that focuses on physician ownership and local care. 

Here are five states that could be promising locations for ASC growth based on recent development trends, and political and economic policy shifts.

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