Category: New ASC Development

Essentia asked to stay neutral on possible union push at its ASC in Minnesota 

The Minnesota Nurses Association is asking Essentia Health not to interfere with nurses who may want to unionize at its ASC opening this summer in Duluth, Fox 21 reported March 30. 

2 health systems converting former Sears buildings into ASCs

ASC developers stand to win by repurposing vacated retail locations into ASCs and eliminating the need for ground-up development. 

Texas hospital opens new outpatient surgery center

Fort Worth, Texas-based Medical City Alliance opened an outpatient surgery center on its campus.

U of Mississippi seeks OK to build $64M campus with ASC 

The University of Mississippi Medical Center has asked the state’s permission to build a nearly $64.5 million campus with an ASC in Ridgeland, Miss., local NBC affiliate WLBT reported March 29. 

6 projects with ASCs total over $177M 

Here are six projects with ASCs that Becker’s has reported on in the last month, totaling $177.9 million: 

Florida digestive group opens ASC

The Digestive and Liver Center of Florida opened a second surgical center in Orlando March 28, according to Orlando Medical News.

Plans for Idaho ASC clear first hurdle

Oklahoma City-based Naadi Healthcare is one step closer to realizing its plans for an ASC in Lewiston, Idaho, The Lewiston Tribune reported March 29.

Hospital converting Pennsylvania ASC to surgical hospital 

Capital Health is converting a former bariatric ASC in Langhorne, Pa., into a multispecialty surgical hospital, according to a March 26 LevittownNow.com report. 

Pennsylvania health system gets green light for outpatient complex: 5 notes

Mount Nittany Health has received conditional approval from Patton Township supervisors to develop a four-story outpatient medical center in State College, Pa., Centre Daily Times reported March 24.

$9M, 100K-square-foot ASC planned in Tennessee

Dickson (Tenn.) Medical Associates is planning an ASC in Dickson, in the middle of a 130-mile stretch of highway between Nashville and Jackson, Tenn., with no ASCs.