With CMS planning to remove nearly 300 musculoskeletal procedures from its inpatient-only list in 2026, orthopedic groups have shifted their attention to outpatient and ASC settings to capitalize on the changes. Here are five recent orthopedic-focused ASCs and outpatient centers…
New ASC Development
Saginaw, Mich.-based Covenant HealthCare will break ground April 8 on a $25 million orthopedic facility to expand musculoskeletal care in the region. The 25,700-square-foot center will consolidate outpatient orthopedic services at Covenant’s Mackinaw campus, with 44 exam rooms, four X-ray…
The Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic has opened an outpatient orthopedic and spine surgery center in Johnson City, N.Y., expanding access to advanced musculoskeletal care in the area. The Guthrie Broome Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Center is the region’s first facility…
The ASC market has become more competitive in recent years as hospitals, health systems and other corporate entities compete for surgical volumes and shift towards value-based care models. At the same time, independent practices have diminished as hospital employment among…
ASCs have been cropping up across the South in 2026 as hospitals, health systems and other stakeholders look to expand access to surgical services and shift towards value-based care. Here are seven new ASC developments in the South, as reported…
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Several states are evaluating changes to their certificate-of-need laws and they look to balance the development and expansion of new healthcare services while avoiding repeated services and managing costs for patients. Here are three states with active proposals to change…
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health is making progress on the construction of its new 67,000-square-foot multispecialty center in Howell, N.J. The system held a topping-out ceremony Jan. 21 for the three-story facility, which will house an ASC and services from…
New York state has approved demolition of a condemned parking garage at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, a step in advancing a planned $1.1 billion campus overhaul that includes building an ASC. The approval follows a June 2025…
Lansing, Mich.-based UM Health-Sparrow plans to build a $60 million ASC. The outpatient facility will include four operating rooms at opening, with space to expand. It will handle procedures currently performed at the St. Lawrence campus and cases from the…
Health systems are doubling down on their outpatient strategy, funneling more than $200 million into new ASCs and outpatient campuses as to expand access to care and lower costs. Here are six new ASCs and medical cetners being constructed and…