4 hospitals and health systems opened or announced ASC developments in March:

Thirteen ASCs were opened or announced in March:

Alexandria, Minn.-based Alomere Health is preparing for an influx of COVID-19 patients, the Alexandria Echo Press reports.

A Washington building slated to include an ASC is temporarily being repurposed for COVID-19 relief, according to The Waitsburg Times.

Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System delayed the opening of its new facility in Minocqua, Wis., due to delays in the regulatory review process and other issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, local NPR affiliate WXPR reports.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health received approval to convert an existing building into a $19.95 million ASC, the Nashville Post reports.

A group of local physicians and Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development opened a 7,500-square-foot surgery center in Boyne City, Mich., the News-Review reports.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control approved West Columbia, S.C.-based Lexington Medical Center's $19.9 million outpatient surgery center proposal in Columbia, S.C., FitsNews reports.

Fort Worth, Texas-based Medical City Alliance is building an ASC to alleviate the caseload in its main operating rooms, Community Impact reports.

An Oklahoma City man allegedly attacked and robbed a woman as she was on her way to work at the Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-Specialty Surgery March 26, Oklahoma News 4 reports.

Plans for a retail district in Alexandria, Va., now include a healthcare facility and townhouses, according to ALX Now.

Orangeburg, S.C.-based Regional Medical Center received county approval for its proposal to build an ASC on its main campus, The Times and Democrat reports.

Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care delayed opening its $130 million facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Milwaukee Business Journal reports.

Portland, Maine-based InterMed furloughed more than a third of its staff and temporarily closed its surgery center and audiology and physical therapy departments, the Portland Press Herald reports.

Twin Falls, Idaho-based St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center opened a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site outside of its surgery center, MVMagicValley.com reports.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered clinicians to delay all nonessential surgeries in the state March 23 to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, local NBC affiliate KXAN reports.

A resolution supporting Regional Medical Center's certificate-of-need application to build an ASC was approved by the Bamberg County (S.C.) Council, InsuranceNewsNet reports.

Surprise, Ariz.-based Desert Mirage Surgery Center leased 11,196 square feet in the 37,424-square-foot Desert Mirage Medical Plaza, Commercial Property Executive reports.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center plans to convert a former supermarket into an ASC for more than $15 million, Nashville Business Journal reports.

Las Vegas Institute of Advanced Surgery is building a 13,000-square-foot surgery center, Nevada Business reports.