WellSpan Health is opening an ASC focused on value-based care in Lancaster, Pa., the health system said May 18. 

Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based SoutheastHealth plans to build a $20 million ASC at its new Southeast Center for Integrated Health Services, according to a May 12 report from the Southeast Missourian.

The Orthopedic Outpatient Center is opening a 30,815-square-foot ASC and physical therapy suite in Medford, Ore., according to a May 11 report from the Daily Journal of Commerce.

Melbourne, Fla.-based Deuk Spine Institute is planning to open an ASC in Orlando, Fla., the Orlando Business Journal reported May 8.

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health has broken ground on a new ASC on its College Station, Texas, campus, according to a May 4 report from CBS affiliate KBTX.

New York City-based NYU Langone is moving forward on construction of an ASC inside of a former Burlington Coat Factory in Patchogue, N.Y., according to a May 4 report from The Long Island Advance. 

Healthcare real estate developer Hammes has broken ground on a 48,000-square-foot medical office building in Buckeye, Ariz.

Madison, Wis.-based SSM Health plans to build an ASC that would replace a standalone emergency room, the Wisconsin State Journal reported May 3.

Construction is set to begin on an independent, surgeon-led ASC in Jamestown, Wis., the Telegraph Herald reported May 1.

Becker's has reported on nine ASC openings in April. 

Samaritan Medical Center has submitted plans to construct a four-story, 52,000-square-foot medical office building in Watertown, N.Y., according to an April 27 report from local news station WWNYTV. 

San Bernardino, Calif.-based SAC Health has purchased a former Wells Fargo regional headquarters for over $35 million, with plans to establish its SAC Health-Briar Campus. 

Cullman (Ala.) Regional Medical Center has begun the approval process to construct an ASC at Hartselle (Ala.) Health Park, according to an April 24 report from NBC affiliate WAFF.

The Metrodora Institute, a multidisciplinary medical and research center with an ASC focused on improving diagnostics, therapeutics and cures for patients with neuroimmune axis disorders, has opened. 

Comprehensive Surgical Care held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its newest ASC in Reno, Nev., according to an April 18 report from 2 News.

Pompano Beach, Fla.-based South Florida Same Day Surgery Center has opened, the center said in an April 17 news release shared with Becker's. 

Arlington, Va.-based Anderson Orthopedic Clinic, which is backed by management services organization M2 Orthopedics, is opening an orthopedic ASC in Oxon Hill, Md. 

On March 31, physician-owned specialty group Nexus Health broke ground on a three-story, 95,000-square-foot outpatient specialty medical office building in Santa Fe, N.M., according to an April 10 report from The Santa Fe New Mexican.

Operating an ASC in partnership with a health system and a medical device manufacturer is not for the faint of heart. With outpatient surgeries and ASC utilization continuously growing, there are clear opportunities for innovative, focused ASCs — but there are also distinct challenges.

Real estate developer NexCore Group has broken ground on the new Westfield (Ind.) Ambulatory Surgery Center and Westfield Medical Office Building.