Nashville, Tenn.-based Saint Thomas Health submitted a certificate-of-need to invest in a new ASC in Murfreesboro, Tenn., according to Daily News Journal.
Here are four key notes:
1. Saint Thomas is proposing to invest $16.2 million in the surgery center.
2. The proposal falls in line with the health system's goal of meeting current and future outpatient demand.
3. Saint Thomas also submitted a CON to add 72 inpatient beds and additional outpatient services capacity at its Saint Thomas Rutherford hospital in Murfreesboro. The project's estimated cost surpasses $55 million.
4. The health system will present its plans to Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency in October.