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53 JOINT VENTURES SurgCenter, local physicians to open Indiana surgery center By Eric Oliver T owson, Md.-based SurgCenter Develop- ment and five Indiana surgeons are devel- oping the Lake George Surgical Center in Fremont, Ind., Hillsdale Daily News reports. What you should know: 1. The ASC is being built in a strip mall that for- merly housed a Ralph Lauren clothing store. 2. The center will have two operating rooms and one procedure room. Developers expect it will be completed before the end of October. 3. Kathy Meccia, RN, will serve as the center's registered nurse administrator. n Colorado orthopedic group opens medical office building By Eric Oliver S ummit Orthopedics opened a 30,200-square-foot medical office building that offers a range of orthopedic care op- tions, Summit Daily reports. What you should know: 1. Summit Orthopedics, part of Frisco, Colo.- based Panorama Summit Orthopedics, opened the building in August, but it is still expanding the facility's capabilities. 2. Once complete, the building will offer full orthopedic care for sports and trauma injuries, joint replacement procedures and stem cell pro- cedures. The building will have on-site physician therapy, a small procedure room and imaging capabilities. 3. The new building is intended to expand care in its region. n Surgical Care Affiliates to open surgery center in $20M development: 3 details By Angie Stewart A new medical office building in St. Louis Park, Minn. will house a surgery center and an ENT practice, Minneapo- lis/St. Paul Business Journal reports. Three things to know: 1. Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates will open a surgery center on the top floor of the three-story building, and Ear Nose & Throat Specialty Care will occupy most of the second floor. 2. Construction on the 78,000-square-foot building is expected to begin in October. It is already 60 percent leased. 3. Work on the building shell and tenant finishes is expected to cost $20 million and wrap up by November 2021. n Georgia physician stumps for outpatient surgery center By Eric Oliver G eorgia physician Craig Brown, MD, wrote a letter to the editor Sept. 4 supporting applications from two hospi- tals in the state to develop outpatient surgery centers in Braselton, Ga., JacksonHeraldToday reports. Dr. Brown advocated for the surgery centers because Com- merce, Ga.-based Northridge Medical Center suspended its sur- gical program more than a year ago. The suspension has caused patients to have to drive to hospitals in Athens, Ga., Gainesville, Ga., or Atlanta to seek care. Atlanta-based Northside Hospital and Braselton-based North- east Medical Center both have applications pending review to develop surgery centers in Braselton. Dr. Brown said the surgery centers would expand surgical capacity in a region that's experiencing a population boom. Jackson County, Ga., has seen its population grow 150 percent since 1990. Dr. Brown wrote, "Physicians like myself are locating to North- east Georgia to care for patients, but what we don't have is access to enough surgical space." n