Fondren Orthopedic Group, a physician-owned orthopedic practice serving the Houston area, is opening its first ASC. And according to COO Joshua Smith, the driving force behind it is simple: increased caseloads of patients want care closer to home, on their…
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Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham (Mass.) is developing plans for an additional ambulatory care building after patient volume doubled in the last 10 years, the Boston Business Journal reported Sept. 1. Hospital officials told the Needham Planning Board the hospital is…
New York City Mount Sinai Health System has opened Peakpoint Central Nassau Surgery Center in Carle Place, N.Y., a joint venture with Ridgefield, Conn.-based Merritt Healthcare and a group of its surgeons. According to a Sept. 1 news release, the…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC began construction on a specialty care complex in Butler, Pa., that is expected to open in early 2027. Plans for the location include specialty physician services, expanded diagnostic imaging and surgical offerings through strategic partnerships, according to an…
Here are nine ASC projects that were announced or completed in July, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Touro, a nonprofit hospital in New Orleans, opened a $7.5 million renovation that doubles the size of its outpatient surgery center. The facility…
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North Arkansas Rural Health Consortium is planning a regional hub centered around Vitality Plus Ambulatory Surgery in Baxter County, Ark. The organization received a $1 million grant as part of $93.6 million in funding through the Promoting Access Coordination and…
Touro, a nonprofit hospital in New Orleans, opened a renovation that doubles the size of its outpatient surgery center, according to an Aug. 27 report from Biz New Orleans. The facility now includes six operating rooms and 15 pre- and…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai and Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center plan to open an orthopedic-focused ASC. The facility will include three operating rooms and be located adjacent to the Torrance Memorial campus, according to an Aug. 25 news release from Torrance…
Becker’s has tracked more than 80 new ASCs opened, announced or under construction so far in 2026. Most represent a single health system making a single move. But eight systems are building more than one new ASC in 2026 .…
Kaiser Permanente is advancing construction plans for its long-planned Redlands, Calif., medical campus, with the Redlands Planning Commission set to review detailed site plans for the project’s first building Aug. 25, Community Forward Redlands reported Aug. 24. The commission will…