Physicians will have the opportunity to invest in Desert Harbor Medical Commons, a two-story building expected to open next year in Peoria, Ariz., according to Kristina Cutillo, a commercial real estate associate at Cushman & Wakefield.

Marrero, La.-based West Jefferson Medical Center recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new outpatient surgery center, according to The Lemoine Co., a construction firm involved in the development.

Work is progressing on Opelika-based East Alabama Medical Center's ASC and freestanding emergency center in advance of its December opening.

  The University of Florida Health system in Gainesville completed construction on a surgery center focusing on eye and ENT care, according to an Oct. 20 report from Healthcare Construction and Operations.

San Diego, Calif.-based Scripps Health opened a new outpatient health center in Oceanside, Calif., according to an Oct. 19 report from The Coast News. Here are five things to know:

Orangeburg, S.C.-based Regional Medical Center and two local physicians are competing for a certificate of need to build an ASC in Orangeburg, The Times and Democrat reports.

Lansing, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care is expanding its Mount Clemens campus by developing an $8 million outpatient surgery center, Macomb Daily reports.

Rockford-based OrthoIllinois is seeking approval to establish an outpatient surgery center in Beloit, Wis., according to city documents.

Four orthopedics-focused ASCs opened or announced in roughly the past month:

Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health's plans to build a medical complex and surgery center on donated land worth $2 million are being challenged by Mobile-based competitor Infirmary Health, local NBC affiliate WPMI reported Oct. 15.

An ASC development is underway in Paradise Valley, Ariz., according to Marwan Tamimi, an architect working on the project.

Pensacola, Fla.-based Ascension Sacred Heart opened a $19 million outpatient medical facility Oct. 12, with six operating rooms for outpatient surgery, the Pensacola News Journal reports.

A 15,000-square-foot surgery center may be built along U.S. Highway 192 in Kissimmee, Fla., according to the Orlando Business Journal.

North Texas-based Dermatology & Skin Cancer Surgery Center added a 13th location to its footprint, opening in Sulphur Springs, Texas, Oct. 1.

Surprise, Ariz.-based Innovative Surgery Center is seeking approval from the city government for an improvement project, the Sunrise Independent reports.

The Steadman Clinic, Orthopedic Care Partners, Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital and Vail (Colo.) Health recently broke ground on a 65,000-square-foot medical office building with an ASC in Basalt, Colo., Commercial Property Executive reports.

Laura Dydra, the editor-in-chief of Becker’s ASC Review, sat down (remotely) with Jon Vick, the founding partner of ASCs Inc., and Jason Winokur, a healthcare real estate expert and broker and a partner at JH Winokur, Inc., to discuss what they are seeing today in the ASC real estate market.

Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgical Intervention Services opened a new surgery center in Canton, Ohio, according to CantonRep.com.

Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth is moving forward with plans for a new outpatient center in an Oct. 12 press release.

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Watauga Orthopaedics is looking to build a new ASC near the Tri-Cities Airport in Blountville, Tenn., according to an Oct. 12 report from WJHL.