Caliber Development is turning a space in Scottsdale, Ariz., into a surgery center and medical office building, AZ Big Media reports.

University of Rochester (N.Y.) is redeveloping a portion of a former shopping mall in Rochester for $240 million, Shopping Center Business reports.

Three ASC developments worth over $10M in December:

ASC operator Optum finalized a partnership with Allina Health System in Minneapolis in December, paving the way for the potential development of up to a dozen new surgery centers in the next five years, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Alliance Surgery Center opened near a Sam's Club in Traverse City, Mich., after one year of construction, according to the project's general contractor.

Hardaway | Sziabowski Architects is wrapping up exterior work on Connecticut Orthopaedic Surgery Center, according to Joe Sziabowski, president of the architecture firm.

Here are eight hospitals and health systems that opened or announced plans for ASCs in December:

Phoenix-based McConnell Colorectal Center opened a second surgery center, according to Donna Parker, first vice president of healthcare and professional services at BOK Financial.

McLeod Health applied Nov. 22 for approval to build an ambulatory surgery facility in the Myrtle Beach, S.C., area, according to a state filing.

Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Health plans to open a 24-hour urgent care clinic in late 2020, the Idaho Statesman reports.

Thirteen ASCs opened or announced in December:

The IRS granted the Albert Lea Healthcare Coalition tax-deductible private charity status, which it will use to raise funds to redevelop a former department store, the Albert Lea Tribune reports.

Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina opened a new health center inside a former J.C. Penney department store Dec. 30, The Post and Courier reports.

Mountain Home, Ark.-based Baxter Regional Medical Center broke ground on an outpatient surgery center Dec. 18, the Baxter Bulletin reports.

More than 200 ASCs have been opened or announced since January. Here's a breakdown by month:

Potsdam, N.Y.-based St. Lawrence Health System held an open house for the Leroy Outpatient Center Dec. 18, NNY360 reports.

Baxter Regional Medical Center broke ground on its new joint venture ASC in Mountain Home, Ark., local news station KY3 reported.

  Seventy-four hospitals that planned, opened or broke ground on ASCs in 2019:

Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System broke ground Dec. 12 on a medical center campus that will occupy 25 acres in downtown Utica, according to the Rome Sentinel.

The Clifton Park (N.Y.) Planning Board granted Clifton Park-based Ellis Medical Center an additional year to act on a project the hospital previously canceled, The Daily Gazette reports.