• ASC veterans launch business to keep surgery centers independent

    Four ASC owners, operators and developers are joining forces to form Ker Leader Medical — a surgery center development company focused on aligning independent ASCs. 
  • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist plans $25M ASC

    Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has submitted a certificate of need to construct a $25.06 million ASC, according to an Aug. 21 report from the Winston-Salem Journal. 
  • Florida council defers plan to vote on new medical office building

    The Callahan (Fla.) Town Council has deferred a vote on a new medical office building until Sept. 3, according to an Aug. 20 report from the Jacksonville Daily Record.
  • ASC developments in the Midwest: 7 updates in 1 month

    Here are seven ASC development and activity updates taking place in the Midwest that Becker's has reported on since July 17, including openings, approvals and proposals:
  • Parkview Health opens $11M Indiana ASC

    Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health has broken ground on an ASC in Warsaw, Ind., inside of a facility that will house Parkview Kosciusko SurgeryONE, Ortho NorthEast clinic and Parkview Physicians Group — Primary Care clinic, according to an Aug. 20 report from The Journal Gazette. 
  • The certificate-of-need conundrum

    Certificate-of-need laws have long been controversial among ASC leaders. CON laws require healthcare systems to receive special approval from state governments to expand or build new facilities, and they vary state-to-state. 
  • Minnesota ASC unveils 72K-square foot center

    The Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin, Minn., celebrated its completion on Aug 12., reported Lakeland PBS Aug. 14. 
  • ChristianaCare, Atlas to develop East Coast ASC network

    Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare and surgery center development company Atlas Healthcare Partners partnered to develop an ASC network across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
  • HCA wins ASC approval after 3rd CON application, despite Bon Secours pushback

    Last month, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare received certificate-of-need approval to develop an ASC in Hanover, Va., after two consecutive rejections by state health authorities, reported the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Aug. 13. 
  • Planned ASC aims to address 'deeply troubling disparity' in Chicago

    Cook County (Ill.) Health plans to open a new ASC in early 2025 on the site of the former Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, reported WBEZ Chicago Aug. 8
  • SAAK Health cuts ribbon on new ASC

    SAAK Health held a July 31 ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new ASC in Brookfield, Wis., according to an Aug. 12 news release. The ceremony was hosted by the Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce.
  • Georgia Urology breaks ground on ASC, medical offices

    Atlanta-based practice group Georgia Urology broke ground on an ASC and medical office building campus in Fayetteville, Ga.
  • Upper Mississippi Surgery Center to open in Wisconsin

    An ASC is on track to open in Jamestown, Wis., later this year, according to an Aug. 10 report from the Telegraph Herald.
  • Michigan medical board approves 2 joint venture ASCs

    The Munson (Mich.) Healthcare Cadillac Hospital's board of directors has approved the development of two new joint venture ASCs in Cadillac and Gaylord, Mich., according to an Aug. 9 report from Cadillac News.
  • Jefferson Health opens outpatient center, ASC

    Jefferson Health opened a multispecialty outpatient center in Philadelphia with an ASC.
  • Permit filed for $5M Florida ASC

    The city of Jacksonville, Fla., is reviewing a permit application for a new $5 million ASC in the area, according to an Aug. 8 report from the Jacksonville Business Journal.
  • Prospect Medical to bring Crozer Health into its hospital, ASC network

    Bloomfield, N.J.-based CHA Partners and its parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings signed a letter of intent to acquire Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health, a spokesperson for the system confirmed to Becker's. 
  • Duke medical building construction halts, permit expires

    Construction has stopped on a three-story Duke University Health System medical office building in Mebane, N.C., according to an Aug. 1 report from The Alamance News.
  • Texas office building to add ASC

    A 14,000-square-foot ASC is planned for Imperial Medical Center in Sugar Land, Texas, according to an Aug. 5 report from Community Impact. 
  • Kaiser Permanente expands care with new ASC

    Oakland, Calif.,– based Kaiser Permanente is expanding in  the San Fernando Valley area with the addition of an ASC and medical office space in Lancaster, Calif. 

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