Category: New ASC Development

University of Rochester building $227M ASC in former Sears building

University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center is converting a former Sears building within a mall to an orthopedic healthcare campus with an ASC, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 1. 

7 ASC moves in Florida

Here are seven pivotal ASC moves in Florida since Jan. 1:

Arkansas hospital’s 1st out-of-state facility will include a cardiology ASC 

Arkansas Heart Hospital is building a cardiology ASC and clinic in Texarkana, Texas, the Texarkana Gazette reported Feb. 9. 

$19.2M Iowa ASC project regains hospital backing

Nearly a month after Iowa City, Iowa-based Steindler Orthopedic Clinic’s proposed North Liberty ASC lost its hospital backing, The Gazette reported Feb. 7 that the hospital, Mercy Iowa City, has renewed its cooperation.

18-story facility with ASC planned on historic New Jersey site

A 18-story complex with a surgery center was proposed in Jersey City, N.J., Jersey Digs reported Feb. 8. 

Georgia physician group, health system opening multispecialty ASC

Piedmont Physicians Medical Oncology Newton opened the Knox Surgical Center at the Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, Ga., on Feb. 7, The Covington News reported. 

This innovation could cut the amount of malpractice lawsuits against thyroid surgeons

Using a human amniotic membrane for protection and healing can lead to a 50 percent reduction in vocal cord nerve injuries that can result from surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, a study published in Cell Transplantation suggests.

AdventHealth opening $30M Florida facility with ASC this year 

AdventHealth is opening a $30 million building with an ASC at its health park in Lake Mary, Fla., Orlando Business Journal reported Feb. 2. 

24 ASCs added in December

Here are 24 ASCs opened or announced in December 2021:

Mercy Health opens general surgery ASC in Kentucky

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health is opening a general surgery ASC in Draffenville, Ky., The Tribune-Courier reported Feb. 1.