The new ASC, plans for which were announced in June 2010, will feature four operating rooms.
Only two of the ORs will be operational when the surgery center is completed next spring, according to the report.
Previous reports had Vail Valley Medical Center expecting the new ASC to cost $9-$12 million.
Read the Vail Daily report about the new Edwards surgery center.
Read about other new surgery centers:
– North Carolina’s Moses Cone Applies to Build Surgery Center in High Point
– New $12M Pennsylvania Surgery Center Breaks Ground in Lebanon
– New Ambulatory Care Center for New Jersey’s Virtua Includes Surgery Center
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