Becker's ASC Review

28 JOINT VENTURES 41. Merriam, Kan.-based Ascentist Ear, Nose and roat is building a medical office building with an ASC. 42. e Tomball, Texas-based Alpha Surgical Center opened in January. 43. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Coastal Virginia Surgery Center in Newport News took place Feb. 11. 44. Medford, Mass.-based Lawrence Memorial Hospital is undertaking renovations to make room for an ASC. 45. Pain Care Surgery of Louisville is seeking approval to open an ASC in St. Matthews, Ky. 46. irteen clinicians are developing a new outpatient surgery center in Boyne City, Mich., that'll open later in the year. 47. During a grand-opening reception in late January, Norfolk, Neb.-based Fountain Point Medical Community officials said their surgery center was weeks away from completion. March 48. Orangeburg, S.C.-based Regional Medical Center received county approval to build an ASC on its main campus. 49. Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Cen- ter plans to convert a former supermarket into an ASC for more than $15 million. 50. A 45,000-square-foot medical plaza development is under- way in Victoria, Texas. It will feature an ASC expansion. 51. NexCore Group is building an ASC in Tucson, Ariz. 52. Work on e Endoscopy Center of Greeley (Colo.) is a wrap. e 11,822-square-foot ASC features three procedure rooms, as well as 11 pre- and postoperative recovery bays. 53. A medical real estate group is seeking permission to convert an office in Wilton, Conn., into an ASC and medical office. 54. A cardiology ASC and medical office building is under development in Las Cruces, N.M., according to Guide Architec- ture, a firm involved in the project. 55. A multispecialty ASC called e Dallas Procedure Center opened with nine preoperative bays, 18 post-anesthesia care unit beds and two convalescent rooms. 56. Work is progressing on the Steamboat Orthopaedic and Spine Institute and Surgery Center in Steamboat Springs, Colo. 57. irteen clinicians developed a new outpatient surgery center in Boyne City, Mich., with help from Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development. 58. A $1 billion construction project at Willowbrook, Calif.- based Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital includes plans for a medical office building with an ASC. 59. A former Walmart Express in Gilbert, Ariz., is being con- verted into an ASC and medical office facility. 60. UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital developed a new ASC in Waterloo, Iowa. n North American Partners in Anesthesia expands Connecticut presence By Eric Oliver M elville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anes- thesia partnered with Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital to absorb the practice's anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists. What you should know: 1. Waterbury Anesthesiology Associates became part of NAPA's Central Connecticut practice May 8. 2. NAPA now has 23 anesthesiologists and 40 CRNAs in its Central Connecticut practice. 3. Earl Bueno, MD, will serve as chief of NAPA Central Connecticut-Westbury Hospital. He commented on the partnership, saying: "We are proud to serve the Waterbury community and are committed to serv- ing them in the future with the same dedication as we have for the last 40 years as Waterbury Anesthesiology Associates. However, we recognized that to thrive in the era of health- care reform, we needed a partner that shared our passion for anesthesia, while offering us a higher level of business tools and expertise." 4. NAPA's North Region has a presence in Connecticut, Mas- sachusetts and New Hampshire. n Florida hospital seeks approval for new location with surgery center By Eric Oliver B aptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla., is seeking approval to build a new hospital with a surgery center, an emergency room and retail spaces in St. Johns County, The St. Augustine Record reports. What you should know: 1. Baptist is seeking approval to develop the space on 38 acres of land, with up to 525,000 square feet of developable space. The land currently houses a flea market. 2. If the project is approved, the health system will develop the project over the next 10 years. 3. Baptist submitted the plans to the county Feb. 14. n

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