Becker's ASC Review

90 GASTROENTEROLOGY 30 new GI centers in 2020 so far By Eric Oliver T hirty surgery centers or practices with gastroenterology services opened or have been announced this year, as of Sept. 3: Bradenton-based Florida Digestive Health Specialists opened Gastroenterology Center of Tampa Bay, its 25th location in the state. Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge (N.J.) built an outpatient endoscopy suite in its connected medical office building. Franciscan Physician Network Gastroenterolo- gy Crown Point (Ind.) opened a gastroenterol- ogy clinic with two gastroenterologists on staff. Franciscan Physician Network's second loca- tion in Valparaiso, Ind., offers gastroenterol- ogy and orthopedic surgery. Colon & Rectal Specialists filed a letter of intent June 29 to establish an outpatient surgical hospital in Virginia. Dothan (Ala.) Pediatric Healthcare Network is relocating and expanding its Dothan Pedi- atric Subspecialty Clinic to a different space in Dothan. Virginia Mason Bellevue (Wash.) Medical Center opened a 45,000-square-foot medical center July 27. Southlake-based Texas Digestive Disease Consultants has a new ASC underway in Mansfield. Clemson, S.C.-based Patrick Square Town Center is building a 10,000-square-foot building that will include an endoscopy cen- ter, testing resources and preventive care. Rockport, Maine-based Pen Bay Medical Center opened its gastroenterology suite. Phoenix-based Banner Health plans to open the Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Nov. 2. e center will offer cardiology and gastro- enterology services, among specialties. e city of Chicago is giving Chicago-based Sinai Health System $7 million to construct an ASC in North Lawndale, a city neighbor- hood. e center will include a digestive health and a dialysis component. Austin (Texas) Gastroenterology opened an endoscopy center in Lakeway-Bee Cave, Texas, June 5. e Center for Advanced Healthcare at Brownwood in e Villages, Fla., opened featuring gastroenterology, endocrinology and other services. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance opened the Gastrointestinal Care Neighborhood, a gastroenterology-focused oncology care clinic on SCCA's South Lake Union campus. e National Institutes of Health granted Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina more than $16.5 million to open two digestive disease research centers. A 23,000-square-foot ASC in Anna, Texas, is on track for a July opening despite the COVID-19 pandemic. e ASC will feature an integrated GI suite. As of late April, Construction firm Golden Triangle Construction was putting the finishing touches on an ASC and a GI expan- sion in Fort Collins, Colo. ompson Health Gastroenterology relocated to a new outpatient clinic May 4. e new Marilyn Sands Outpatient Clinic occupies the ground floor of an $11.9 million intensive care unit on UR ompson Health's main campus in Canandaigua, N.Y. Richmond (Va.) Gastroenterology Associates leased space in the Midlothian (Va.) Center that could be used for expansion. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic gained approval in early April to construct a $65 million facility in Jacksonville, Fla., where it would offer cardiology, GI and other services. Just weeks later, the system said it would stop all new construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chicago-based Lincoln Park Gastroenter- ology Center is seeking state approval to establish an ambulatory surgical treatment center. Florida Digestive Health Specialists is build- ing a 30,000-square-foot medical officebuild- ing near its corporate headquarters Gastroenterology of the Rockies expanded into downtown Denver. Perardi Development is building a medi- cal office building in Austin, Texas, which a gastroenterology-facing tenant is expected to lease space in. Mercy Health-Lorain (Ohio) Hospital opened a gastroenterology center in a vacant space in the facility. South Denver Gastroenterology opened a clinic and endoscopy center in Castle Rock, Colo. Williamsville, N.Y.-based Gastroenterology Associates opened a location in Orchard Park, N.Y., complementing the group's New York offices in Amherst and Wheatfield. Grand Junction (Colo.) Gastroenterol- ogy opened a clinic for patients with liver disease. Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America opened its multispecialty ASC Jan. 29. e center offers orthopedic, cardiol- ogy, ENT, gastroenterology, general surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology and podiatry procedures as well as procedures to relieve pain. n CRH Medical acquires 51% of North Carolina GI anesthesia practice By Eric Oliver CRH Medical acquired a 51 percent interest stake in Wilmington, N.C.-based Coastal Carolina Sedation Associates Sept. 1. This is CRH's 30th acquisition. The practice has an estimated annual revenue of $2.1 million and is EBITDA and cash flow accretive. CRH CEO Tushar Ramani, MD, said, "The acquisition of Coastal Carolina con- tinues our recent business development momentum, and represents our 5th anesthesia acquisition since June." n

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