Northwest Community Healthcare, an affiliate of Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem, has opened a three-story medical office building in Schaumburg, Ill., according to a LinkedIn post from the practice. 

Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital has unveiled a new medical arts pavilion featuring an ASC and state-of-the-art outpatient services, including same-day surgical care, diagnostic procedures and specialty clinics, according to a Nov. 16 report from The Boca Raton Observer.

Two of the largest hospital systems in Chattanooga, Tenn., have partnered to build a $23.2 million ASC inside a former U.S. Xpress office building, according to a Nov. 15 report from the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic is set to begin construction on its new spine and joint surgical center. 

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., was granted conditional approval from the state to build an ASC, the Triad Business Journal reported Nov. 14.

Amarillo (Texas) Medical Specialists are breaking ground on a three-story, 87,000-square-foot medical office building on Nov. 17, according to a Nov. 13 report from MyHighPlains.com. 

Construction is underway at Stoughton (Wis.) Health's 56,000-square-foot medical outpatient building project that is expected to be completed in the spring of 2025, according to a Nov. 13 report from The Stoughton Courier Hub. 

Hundreds of new ASCs have been proposed or developed so far in 2023, but a handful are sparking objections from state residents and competing health systems. 

Here are five updates on ASC activity in the West that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 11:

Compass Surgical Partners and Jersey Shore ASC have partnered to manage an outpatient surgery center in Somers Point, N.J.

Here are six updates on ASC activity in the South that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 18:

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is opening a new medical campus with an ASC in Saratoga Springs, Utah.

Ground has been broken on a three-story medical office building and ASC project in Katy, Texas, according to a Nov. 4 report from the Katy Times.

Here are 15 new ASCs opened or announced that Becker's reported on in October. 

The Los Angeles city council has approved a medical office building proposal from hospital operator CHA Health Systems to build a 96,000-square-foot facility that will be leased by Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, according to a Nov. 2 report from Urbanize Los Angeles. 

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health has filed a request to change the zoning code with the area planning commission in an effort to prevent Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont-Vail Hospital from building an ASC, according to an Oct. 31 report from KVOE. 

Here are six ASCs that have opened or have plans to open in states with certificate-of-need laws for surgery centers:

Cincinnati Children's began construction on a two-story medical building in Eastgate, Ohio, according to an Oct. 27 report by ABC affiliate WCPO.

Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare has proposed to build a medical office building with an ASC in Stafford Township, N.J., app.com reported Oct. 30.

Madison-based Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Wisconsin plans to open a surgery center by November 2024, The Wisconsin State Journal reported Oct. 30.