New ASC Development

State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Health is preparing to open Mount Nittany Health Toftrees outpatient center to patients.

The Dakota Surgical Center is set to open in Minot, N.D., ABC affiliate KX News reported Aug. 27.

Bolivia, N.C.-based Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center is constructing a new ASC in Leland, The Brunswick Beacon reported Aug. 29. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health plans to open a $380 million cancer center and ASC in Modesto, Calif. 

Certificate-of-need laws have long been a point of contention in ASC development. Here are three recent fights over CON approval:

Miami-based Gastro Health, one of the largest gastroenterology-focused ASC chains in the U.S., opened a new facility in Cincinnati. 

In November, Healthcare Resources purchased a 91-acre campus in Hoover, Ala., that it planned to convert into a mixed-use center anchored by an ASC and physician medical offices. Since then, the system has been tied up in court battles to…

Here are six California ASCs in development or that have opened their doors in 2024, as reported by Becker's since Feb. 27:

UCSFs new Bayfront Medical Center is ready to open the doors to its latest facility. 

A recently formed ASC development company has a new model for consolidation — a network of independent surgery centers that puts power directly in the hands of physicians.