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14 ASC MANAGEMENT UChicago breaks ground on $86M ASC, microhospital By Marcus Robertson The University of Chicago Medicine broke ground on an $86 million Crown Point, Ind., project that will be the system's largest off-site facility, Inside Indiana Business reported Aug. 2. The 130,000-square-foot outpatient center and microhospital will include an ASC, the report said. It will offer services including an emergency department, cancer center, imaging center, lab services and medical offices. The project is expected to bring 150 clinical and nonclinical jobs to the area and see about 110,000 patients annually, the report said. Completion is slated for early 2024. n Louisiana cardio surgery center performs 1st Pulsar-18 stent procedure in America By Marcus Robertson Cardiovascular Institute of the South founder and cardiologist Craig Walker, MD, performed the nation's first stent implant using Biotronik's Pulsar-18 T3 to treat an artery blockage in the legs, Biz New Orleans reported Aug. 5. Dr. Walker performed the procedure at the Houma, La.-based practice's ASC in Gray, the report said. Matthew Finn, MD, cardiologist at New York City-based Columbia University Irving Medical Center, helped in the procedure. n Nevada governor directs $40M for surgery center at UNLV medical school By Claire Wallace N evada Governor Steve Sisolak and the state interim finance committee have awarded the University of Nevada Las Vegas Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine $70 million to construct an ASC and a pathology lab, according to an Aug. 19 report from the Las Vegas Sun. Of the donation, $40 million will go towards ASC construction, while the remaining $30 million will be used for the pathology lab. e ASC, which is currently in the design phase, will be constructed at UNLV School of Medicine in the Las Vegas Medical District. "An ambulatory care clinic will help change the paradigm of care in southern Nevada. It will provide coordinated care to patients, including mental and behavioral health, all in one place," Marc J. Kahn, MD, dean of the medical school and VP for health affairs at UNLV, told the Sun. "e lab will allow us to turn around test results faster, as well as provide valuable training opportunities for young doctors performing original research." n Montana hospital-owned surgery center reopens after $6M expansion By Marcus Robertson Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic is reopening its ASC after a $6 million expansion project. The Great Falls Clinic Surgery Center gained 7,375 square feet of space, five observation beds for overnight stays, a fourth operating room and expansions to two existing operating rooms, the hospital said Aug. 26. The center now sits at 20,011 square feet. The one-story facility has historically offered ophthalmology, orthopedics, ENT, pain management, urology, podiatry, gynecology and general surgery, the hospital said. "Since opening our new hospital in 2015, the facility has been bursting at the seams and we have been creative with re-arranging and scheduling surgeries to accommodate our patients," Great Falls Clinic CEO Wayne Gillis said. "The expansion of the existing surgery center will free up more space and time at our hospital as we prepare for more complex cases and higher levels of acuity. This will also allow us to focus on expanding our surgery center, which we have not done since building the facility in 1999." n