Blacksburg, Va.-based LewisGale Hospital Montgomery broke ground on a $15.9 million surgery center project, The Roanoke Times reported Feb. 24.

The Oneida (N.Y.) County Industrial Development Agency held a public hearing for a plan to use eminent domain on behalf of the Mohawk Valley Health System, Utica Observer-Dispatch reported Feb. 24.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, Universal Health Services, George Washington University and Children's National Hospital broke ground on a medical center with an ambulatory pavilion.

Wichita-based Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center is planning a $1.6 million outpatient expansion, Wichita Business Journal reported Feb. 22. 

Mayo Clinic is building a hospital connected to a cancer and surgery center in La Crosse, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported Feb. 22. 

Mesa, Ariz.-based Surgery Center Services of America has plans to open six ASCs in the next year, CEO Philip Blair told Becker's ASC Review. 

Boston-based Mass General Brigham's controversial $400 million plan to build three ASCs would bring lower-cost care to Massachusetts communities, John Fernandez, MD, president of Mass Eye and Ear, wrote in a Feb. 21 piece in Mass Live. 

Several ASCs owned by joint ventures have been opened or announced in 2022 so far.

Wyoming County Community Health System in Warsaw, N.Y., is updating its surgical center, The Daily News reported Feb. 21.

The Urological Institute of Maryland has completed the construction of an ASC in Timonium, Md.

Bellin Health is moving forward with plans to build an ASC in Ashwaubenon, Wis., construction company Jigsaw Team said this week. 

Construction of Portsmouth, N.H.-based New England Center for Orthopaedic Surgery has been completed. 

St. George, Utah-based Vista Healthcare built a new ASC in Vineyard, Utah.

Cincinnati-based Best Surgery and Therapies is holding a grand opening in late February.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Apricus Health plans to add four ASCs in the state this year, the Phoenix Business Journal reported Feb. 15.

Newington, N.H.-based Coastal Surgical Center is ready to open, Building Design & Construction reported Feb. 15.

A month after the Beloit (Wis.) City Council approved OrthoIllinois' planned ASC in the city, Beloit Health System has filed a new appeal, the latest move to block the project.

Paramus, N.J.-based Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is opening its newly renovated ASC, MSN reported Feb. 14.

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International and San Francisco-based Dignity Health are opening a joint-venture ASC in Citrus Heights, Calif., RCP Construction said Feb. 11 on LinkedIn.

For several years, healthcare players across the board have been feeling the momentum toward outpatient care. With so many new ASCs being built in recent years, architecture and construction firms are noticing the trend, too.