Here are 16 ASCs that were opened or announced in March 2019:
1. Dallas-based North Central Surgical Center's ASC portion opened in March.
2. Kadlec Surgery Center is coming to Richland, Wash.
3. Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital will open an ASC in Bridgeport, W.Va. to accommodate the healthcare needs of Bellaire, W.Va., and Bridgeport, W.Va., residents.
4. Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jackson, Mich., developed plans for a new outpatient surgery center in Grass Lake, Mich. The health system purchased 40 acres of land in Grass Lake to build an outpatient surgery center. The new facility will be a "hub" for same-day surgical procedures.
5. Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medical Center received approval to add an ASC to its existing building.
6. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is building a facility that will house an ASC.
7. Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners formed Tampa, Fla.-based Legacy Surgery Center in partnership with a group of physicians.
8. Albany Medical Center, Saratoga Hospital and Capital Region North are teaming up to build an outpatient surgery center primarily devoted to joint surgeries in Albany, N.Y.
9. Worcester, Mass.-based management services organization Reliant Medical Group plans to develop a joint venture ASC in Natick, Mass.
10. Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System opened its 59,000-square-foot outpatient "medical neighborhood" in a new mixed use-development in Center Township, Pa.
11. Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health acquired 57.81 acres in Colorado Springs, Colo., for $30 million. Centura Health plans to build several facilities on the land. The health system plans to expand its Colorado Springs presence with a 50-bed acute care hospital and an ASC. The complex will also include a rehabilitation facility and at least one medical office building.
12. Orlando Health South Lake Hospital in Clermont, Fla., broke ground on a 29,000-square-foot surgery center March 27.
13. Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton is building an ASC as part of a bevy of expansions.
14. Colchester, Vt.-based Green Mountain Surgery Center lead investor Amy Cooper held a ribbon-cutting for the state's first ASC March 22.
15. UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., opened a children's surgery center.
16. Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Medical Center opened The Grobowsky Surgical Center in Temple, Texas.