Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian is developing an 80,000-square-foot medical office building with an urgent care center and an ASC at a site in Clifton, N.J., northjersey.com reported Feb. 12.

Vancouver (Wash.) Clinic broke ground on its medical office building with an ASC Feb. 9, clarkcountytoday.com reported Feb. 10.

The Beloit, Wis., Board of Appeals delayed making a decision on Beloit Health System's appeal against Rockford-based OrthoIllinois' proposed ASC, the Beloit Daily News reported Jan. 10.

Las Cruces, N.M.-based Three Crosses Regional Hospital opened with a medical office building and ASC on its campus, HC+ONews reported Feb. 10.

Here are five hospitals and health systems that opened or announced plans for an ASC in January:

Beloit Health System appealed OrthoIllinois' plan to develop a surgery center in Beloit, Wis., according to a Feb. 8 Beloit Daily News report.

Mountain Home, Ark.-based Baxter Regional Medical Center cut the ribbon on its outpatient surgery center, developed in collaboration with physicians, on Feb. 5, according to a report from KTLO, a local radio station.

Baton Rouge (La.) General Center for Health plans to open an outpatient surgery center for patients within the next few weeks, according to a report in The Advocate.

Eight ASCs opened or were announced in January. Here are the states they were opened in:

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health plans to build an outpatient surgery center in a former shopping mall, according to a StarTribune report.

General surgeon Dion Franga, MD, and radiologist Amit Sanghi, DO, will not appeal the state's decision to approve Orangeburg, S.C.-based Regional Medical Center's ASC project, which is being developed across the street from their recently approved ASC project, The Times and Democrat reported Feb. 1.

The Novi Mich., Planning Commission unanimously recommended that plans for an ASC be advanced to the next stage of development, Hometown Life reported Feb. 2.

Here are eight ASCs that were opened or announced in January:

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare plans to construct a new medical campus in Saratoga Springs, Utah, that will include an ASC, according to a Jan. 29 news release.

Rancho Mirage, Calif.-based Eisenhower Health is developing a pair of projects to capitalize on shifting outpatient procedure volumes, Palm Springs Life reports Jan. 28.

Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center is planning a surgery center in southeast Tucson, Inside Tucson Business reported Jan. 27.

Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health opened a laser eye surgery center inside its existing UofL Health-Medical Center East building, Louisville Business First reported Jan. 25.

A $3.8 million surgery center is among three healthcare projects approved by the New York Public Health and Health Planning Council, according to a Jan. 25 report from Buffalo Business First.

Heartland Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center acquired a medical office building on the east side of Wichita, Kan., expanding its presence in the state, the Wichita Business Journal reported Jan. 22.

Paradise Valley (Ariz.) Multi-Specialty Surgery Center plans to begin operations in May, the practice announced Jan. 21.