New ASC Development

Maryland has the highest number of ASCs per capita, according to data compiled by Becker's based on 2020 census data and the number of ASCs from the ASCA Association. 

Ascension Medical Group is set to open Ascension Medical Group Georgetown Health Center in Georgetown, Texas, on Aug. 21, according to an Aug. 18 report by NBC affiliate KXAN.

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare plans to add a $21.3 million medical office building an hour south of the city in Farmington, Mo., according to an Aug. 21 report from the St. Louis Business Journal. 

Four major local healthcare systems are planning to open ASCs, medical office buildings or both in Folsom, Calif., according to an Aug. 18 report from the Sacramento Business Journal. 

Here are five hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker's has reported on since April 22:

Rochester, Minn.-based Olmsted Medical Center is breaking ground on a new ASC in Owatonna, Minn., according to an Aug. 13 report from local ABC station News 6.

Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health is starting construction this fall on a $15.3 million ASC with four operating rooms and two procedural rooms in Carolina Forest, S.C., according to an Aug. 12 report from The Post and Courier. 

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health plans to construct an ASC and medical office building in the state's South Middleton Township.

Here are three California ASCs that have opened or have plans to open that Becker's has reported on since July 26:

The previously shuttered Fulton, Mo.-based Callaway Community Hospital has rebranded to ZivaMedical Fulton and plans to reopen with an ASC, an emergency department, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, primary care clinic and specialty clinics, according to an Aug. 5 report from…