Baxter Regional Medical Center broke ground on its new joint venture ASC in Mountain Home, Ark., local news station KY3 reported.
The $8.7 million center is expected to open at the end of next year and handle about 3,000 surgeries during its first year of operation. The facility will be partially owned by physicians.
The ASC will have six operating rooms and is expected to free up OR space for complex cases for Baxter Regional Medical Center.