The University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine's UAB Medical West campus in Bessemer, Ala., has opened seven specialty clinics. 

The Lighthouse Credit Union building in Portsmouth, N.H., will be converted into an ASC, according to a Jan 17 report from SeacoastOnline. 

An ASC is being planned near an elementary school in Platte City, Mo., according to a Jan. 16 report from The Landmark.

An Alabama ASC will be able to go forward with construction despite concerns from local hospitals, WSFA 12 reported Jan. 15.

A Bon Secours medical office building in Chesterfield, Va., is expected to break ground this year after several years of planning, according to a Jan. 16 report from Richmond BizSense.

Here are five ASC companies, facilities and joint ventures to watch in 2025, as reported by Becker's:

Winston Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest (N.C.) Baptist has received state approval to open a $25 million ASC, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Jan. 15.

A new medical office development is coming to Gautier, Miss., according to a Jan. 11 report from ABC affiliate WLOX.

Hospitals and health systems have increased their participation in ASC development over the last decade, according to L.E.K. Consulting's "2024 ASC Insights Study."

Certificate-of-need laws, which regulate the development of healthcare facilities, continue to shape the development of ASCs differently in each state, according to L.E.K. Consulting's "2024 ASC Insights Study."

Real estate development company Hammes has recently completed the Surgery Center of Lee's Summit (Mo.) on behalf of Surgery Ventures, powered by HCA Healthcare, and 16 physician partners. 

Birmingham, Ala.-based Grandview Medical Center has begun construction on a $15 million urology surgery center, according to a Jan. 7 report from the Birmingham Business Journal.

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care opened a new outpatient center in Hoffman Estates, Ill., the Daily Herald reported Jan. 6. 

As healthcare continues to adapt and evolve to shifting market forces, medical office buildings have become a target for healthcare real estate investors.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System have finalized a merger and are now operating singularly as Sanford Health, Valley News Live reported Jan. 2. 

A judge in Connecticut dismissed a 2021 appeal by Day Kimball Healthcare against the state and Hartford HealthCare over approval of a Plainfield, Conn.-based ASC, according to a Dec. 31 report from Hartford Business Journal.

Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth took the first steps toward building a pediatric outpatient center, the Springfield Daily Citizen reported Jan. 2. 

Here are over 150 new ASCs that were announced or opened in 2024, as reported by Becker's:

Covington, La.-based St. Tammany Health System has opened its new St. Tammany Health System Surgery facility, AN17 reported Dec. 39. 

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network is constructing a new medical center, The Morning Call reported Dec. 26.