Here are the seven most expensive ASC projects covered by Becker's this year, totaling $1.79 billion:

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger cut the ribbon on its $80 million specialty outpatient center in Pittston, Pa., on Aug. 1, the Pennsylvania Business Report reported Aug. 2.

Here are 13 new ASCs Becker's has reported on in July:

Texas is an ASC hot spot. The state ranks third in number of ASCs in the country, according to a report from the Ambulatory Center Centers Association.

Stockbridge, Ga.-based Pain Care has opened its fifth ASC, in Lawrenceville, Ga., and acquired an ASC from Georgia Pain and Spine. 

In the wake of the opioid epidemic, pain management has taken on an increasingly important role in medicine, as innovators work to find new, non-opioid ways to manage pain. That's especially true in ASCs where the number of elective orthopedic procedures is increasing and where surgeons are interested in better ways to help manage patients' pain.

The Heart & Vascular Institute of Alabama was cleared to build a single-specialty ASC in Montgomery after facing opposition from other health systems and ASCs in the area, Lexology reported July 22. 

Genesis Coshocton Medical Center in Coshocton, Ohio, is on track to open in April, the Coshocton Tribune reported July 22.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has completed construction on its $80 million specialty outpatient center in Pittston Township, Pa.

Here are the 129 ASCs opened or announced since Jan 1:

Carolina Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center, OrthoCarolina and Neuroscience & Spine Center of the Carolinas are partnering with Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health to build a joint venture orthopedic and spine ASC, the health system said July 20.

Aitkin, Minn.-based Riverwood Healthcare Center is conducting a $45 million expansion of its surgery center, Aitkin Independent Age reported July 16. 

Florida is home to the third-most ASCs of any state in the nation, and it ranks 16th in ASCs per capita.

Victoria, Texas-based Citizens Medical Center is opening a surgery center in Port Lavaca, the Victoria Advocate reported July 14.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville opened its new orthopedic institute July 13, ABC affiliate WATE reported.

Cardiovascular Experts of Central Pennsylvania is opening a cardiology ASC in Camp Hill thanks to eased restrictions.

Rural Pahrump, Nev., has long struggled with a lack of access to medical care. Its residents have to travel to cities like Las Vegas to seek out appropriate medical treatment, according to a July 12 report in the Pahrump Valley Times. 

HCA Healthcare's ambulatory surgery division opened its new Southern Joint Surgery Center with seven physician partners in downtown Nashville, according to a July 12 company news release.

St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital is starting a joint venture ASC with physician group Washington University Physicians, CBS affiliate KMOV reported July 11.

Here are the five most expensive ASC projects covered by Becker's in the second quarter of 2022, totaling $1.4 billion: