Ambulatory Surgery Centers Cleveland Clinic this week announced milestones in its expansion plans in Palm Beach County, Fla., including the demolition of its current hospital structure and hospital site preparation this year and a new outpatient center and ASC in 2027. A 200-bed hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., planned to open at…
Prisma Health and Atlas Healthcare Partners last week launched a joint venture (JV) to develop a network of ASCs in two Southeastern states. The partners plan to develop and operate “more than 15” ASCs in key markets in the region, including the South Carolina markets of Greenville-Spartanburg, Columbia, Charleston, and…
If you’re new to the process of developing an ASC, or are looking for a refresher that reframes what really matters when doing so, a lengthy article published recently on the website Money Inc methodically lays out numerous valuable best practices, with an eye on preventing your valuable team members…
RWJBarnabas Health announced this week that it has raised the final steel beam of its new three-story, 67,000-square-foot Multi-Specialty Center. The facility will be a joint venture among RWJBarnabas Health, New Jersey Imaging Network, Seaview Orthopaedics, and Family First Urgent Care. Construction is expected to be completed in late 2026…
Here’s a roundup of the latest ASC openings, construction and ownership news: UM Health-Sparrow to build new ASC in Lansing, Mich. The University of Michigan Board of Regents last week approved two major construction projects, a behavioral health hospital and an ASC, at University of Michigan (UM) Health-Sparrow to improve access…
Just a note that the opportunity to submit Presentation Proposals for the inaugural Periop Leader Week event, formerly the OR Manager Conference, remains open until March 9 via this link. ASC leaders will enjoy a full track of programming, networking experiences and more at Periop Leader Week, which will take place October 4…
Mark Maloney, founder and CEO of regulatory compliance and private practice consultancy Venops in Marietta, Ga., has published a colorful article in Orthopedics This Week that frames the future of independent orthopedics practices as a matter of “Cowboys vs. Ranchers.” “For much of the past half-century, orthopedic surgery in the…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul this week announced that the next major phase of a $1.1 billion investment to modernize facilities at the State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University (SUNY Downstate) Hospital in Brooklyn is moving forward with the approval of a construction contract to demolish, clear…
U.S. News & World Report will publish its third annual Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers ratings on Mar. 17, with some refinements to its methodology. The program seeks to identify high-performing ASCs for consumers across the specialties of Colonoscopy & Endoscopy, Orthopedics & Spine, Urology, and Ophthalmology. The outlet says that…
ORA Orthopedics last week relocated its Bettendorf, Iowa, orthopedic clinic and outpatient surgery center to a new $50 million facility in the same town. ORA’s medical, outpatient surgery and physical therapy facilities have migrated to a 113,000-square-foot clinic, surgery center and administrative headquarters next to the town’s TBK Bank Sports Complex.…
