Here’s the latest news on ASC facilities:
Leaders from MUSC Health and Clemson University joined to break ground on a state-of-the-art medical facility that they say will open on the school’s main campus in fall 2027. Designed to “deliver the highest-quality student health and wellness experience” by “providing the Clemson campus community with on-campus access to comprehensive health care,” the facility will replace Redfern Health Center, built in 1969. The parties say the new facility will expand Clemson’s current medical, counseling and psychological services to include advanced imaging, a human performance research center and an ASC.
Student health and medical services at the three-story, 90,000-square-foot facility will be operated by MUSC Health, “building on the strong foundation of Clemson’s Student Health Services, which is accredited by The Joint Commission for high-quality patient care,” while Prisma Health Blue Ridge Orthopedics will operate its sports medicine program and ASC.
Penn State Health has assumed 100% ownership of The Surgery Center of Lancaster, “strengthening the health system’s ability to expand access to outpatient surgical care, align surgical services across its network and meet the rising demand for high-quality, convenient procedures close to home.” The system previously held 60% majority ownership of the ASC, which hosts pediatric and adult procedures including ENT, ophthalmology and orthopedic surgeries.
“Full ownership allows us to align clinical workflows, standardize technology and scale best practices that benefit the communities we serve,” said Kyle Snyder, president and chief operating officer of Penn State Health. The system says targeted enhancements to the center’s infrastructure and technology will help provide “efficient, coordinated care for patients, as well as for surgeons, anesthesia providers and staff.” The ASC’s employees will become Penn State Health employees and remain in their current roles, and many of its previous physician owners are expected to continue practicing there.
Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) opened its freestanding, 22,000-square-foot Greenlawn Specialty clinic in Round Rock, Texas, which includes ARC’s first ASC. The clinic will be home to 15 physicians and advanced practice clinicians, and features 17 exam rooms, three procedure rooms, an on-site lab and radiology, with a focus on general surgery, podiatry, ENT, audiology, and orthopedics. The ASC, ARC Surgery Center North, is scheduled to open in the spring.
“This clinic brings new and expanded services, including surgical care, to one centralized location in a rapidly growing community and supports our mission to provide coordinated, comprehensive, accessible health care to individuals and families in Central Texas,” said ARC President and CEO Anas Daghestani, MD.
Baltimore Business Journal reports that LifeBridge Health will close its Ellicott City Ambulatory Surgery Center by April, laying off 23 staff members due to low procedure volumes.
