New ASC Development

Covenant Physician Partners has expanded its footprint in Southern California through a new merger with Los Angeles-based Wilshire Center for Ambulatory Surgery. 

St. George (Utah) Surgical Center is opening a state-of-the-art, 13,000-square-foot ASC with four operating rooms. 

Muhlenberg Ambulatory Surgery Center in Plainfield, N.J. opened at the site of the former Muhlenberg Hospital, My Central Jersey reported June 5.

Three ASCs in the last year have been approved despite facing opposition from residents and other health systems in the area. 

Cleveland-based University Hospitals is adding an ASC at its Beachwood, Ohio, location as part of a $236 million expansion project, according to a June 2 report from cleveland.com.  

AdventHealth has opened a 30,000-square-foot medical office building in Palm Coast, Fla., according to a June 3 report from the Observer.

National Spine & Pain Centers opened Dallas-based National Spine & Ortho in March, Community Impact reported June 2. 

Here are 11 ASCs opened or announced that Becker's reported on in May:

The University of Rochester Medicine Center for Orthopaedics and Physical Performance Surgery Center in Henrietta, N.Y. opened, Hammes Healthcare said May 31.

Here are three ASCs opening so far this year with a focus on orthopedics: