New ASC Development

As ASCs become increasingly common sites-of-service for surgical procedures, physician groups, hospitals, health systems and private equity firms are all jumping at opportunities to construct or acquire ASCs — boosting facility price tags. Here are the five most expensive ASC…

Miami-based Florida International University and Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida broke ground on a seven-story outpatient academic medical center that will include same-day surgery services. The 163,000-square-foot facility is being funded through a $158 million appropriation from the state…

Lawmakers in North Carolina have advanced legislation that would repeal parts of the state’s certificate-of-need law, the Triangle Business Journal reported May 26.  Senate Bill 1040 cleared the state Senate Health Committee earlier in May. The bill would eliminate CON…

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Health System, a subsidiary of HCA Healthcare, is continuing its plan for an outpatient surgical center in Chattanooga, Tenn., according to a May 24 report from the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The ASC was originally designed as…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System is planning a surgical and procedural center at its campus in Eau Claire, Wis., according to a May 21 report from ABC affiliate WQOW. The system will break ground on a six-floor, 128,400-square-foot facility…

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has broken ground on a 100,000-square-foot ambulatory clinic in Cape Coral, Fla. The facility will provide surgical and interventional services and have four operating rooms, two catheterization labs, two EP labs and 28 recovery rooms,…

Outpatient care is becoming the norm across specialties as patient preferences, CMS coverage and the demand for cost-savings drive a shift away from inpatient care models.  From standalone ASCs to system-owned medical office buildings, hospitals, health systems and independent groups…

Greenwood, S.C.-based Self Regional Healthcare broke ground May 5 on Self Medical Center Spring Street, a 68,000-square-foot multispecialty medical office building. The facility will consolidate specialty services under one roof, including urology, gastroenterology, general surgery, bariatric surgery, women’s health and…

Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s has opened a new outpatient facility and surgery as part of its $371 million statewide expansion project. The expansion includes Champions Pavilion, a 157,000-square-foot, three-story facility featuring outpatient surgery, expanded clinical research space and centralized family…

Dignity Health Arizona, a member of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, plans to develop a 300,000-square-foot outpatient medical campus in Phoenix.  The project will be part of a planned mixed-use development and future team headquarters of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. The multi-phase…