Rural Pahrump, Nev., has long struggled with a lack of access to medical care. Its residents have to travel to cities like Las Vegas to seek out appropriate medical treatment, according to a July 12 report in the Pahrump Valley Times.
HCA Healthcare’s ambulatory surgery division opened its new Southern Joint Surgery Center with seven physician partners in downtown Nashville, according to a July 12 company news release.
St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital is starting a joint venture ASC with physician group Washington University Physicians, CBS affiliate KMOV reported July 11.
Durango, Colo.-based Centura Mercy Hospital has partnered with Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International and local physicians to build a new surgery center.
ASC chain Surgery Partners and Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health have submitted plans for a $328.7 million medical center in Asheville, N.C., The Transylvania Times reported June 29.