Colorado, one of Medscape's best states for physicians to practice, has seen four new ASCs open or get announced since Jan. 1.
Here are the ASCs opened or announced since Jan. 1 in Medscape's top five states for physicians to practice.
1. Minnesota
- Duluth-based Essentia Health plans to build an outpatient surgery center in a former shopping mall in the state.
- Minneapolis-based Allina Health is planning to build a surgery center in Brooklyn Park in partnership with Surgical Care Affiliates.
2. Wisconsin
- Glendale-based Ascension Wisconsin and Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists opened Orthopedic Surgery Center of the Fox Valley in Neenah.
3. Washington
- Vancouver Clinic and PMB broke ground on their $75 million clinic in Vancouver.
4. Colorado
- Urogynecologist and cosmetic surgeon Oscar Aguirre, MD, is opening a women's health ASC in Parker.
- Colorado Springs-based Penrose-St. Francis Health Services plans to build a 72-bed orthopedic and spine hospital with an ASC.
- Physician-owned Durango-based Animas Surgical Hospital opened a two-operating room ASC.
- The Vascular Institute of the Rockies opened Colorado's first cardiovascular ASC in Denver.
5. Utah
- Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare plans to construct a new medical campus with an ASC in Saratoga Springs.