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17 JOINT VENTURES 7 ASCs Opened or Announced By Mary Rechtoris T he following seven surgery centers were recently opened or announced. UCHealth is building a new five-story building in Denver which includes an ASC. Reno, Nev.-based Summit Surgery Center at St. Mary's Galena implemented a breast center. A new medical campus, featuring an ASC, will offer Georgia residents medical services in Ellenwood. e campus will house a medical center, ASC and medical office buildings. Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic opened a new ASC May 15 in Loganville, Ga. e surgery center is nearly 10,000 square feet and houses two operating suites and one procedure room. Cleveland Clinic and Jupiter, Fla.-based Rendina Healthcare Real Estate part- nered to construct a $32 million, 72,000-square-foot health center in Coral Springs, Fla. e center will feature a clinical space, a diagnostic imaging center and an ASC. Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health System opened its new surgery center in Brownwood, Texas, May 12. Great Lakes Eye Care opened Great Lakes Surgery Center in Niles, Mich. n SCA Partners With Multispecialty Connecticut ASC: 5 Things to Know By Mary Rechtoris O ptum's Surgical Care Affiliates made an equity investment in Danbury-based Western Connect- icut Orthopedic Surgery Center, effective May 1. Here are five things to know: 1. Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgery Center is a multispecialty ASC with 14 physician partners. 2. The ASC specializes in orthopedic and spine proce- dures. 3. The addition expands SCA's network to seven surgery centers. 4. SCA operates more than 200 surgical facilities and has partnerships with nearly 3,000 physicians. 5. In January, SCA merged with Optum, a health ser- vices company part of UnitedHealth Group. Through the partnership, SCA became a part of Optum's plat- form, which serves millions of U.S. customers via 20,000 affiliated physicians and hundreds of facilities spanning the nation. n EmergeOrtho Wins North Carolina CON Fight for ASC OR Against Novant Health By Mary Rechtoris T he North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services awarded North Caroli- na-based EmergeOrtho approval for a new ASC operating room in Leland, N.C., according to Star News Online. Here are four things to know: 1. EmergeOrtho received approval to build an ASC with one operating room. 2. The practice was vying against North Carolina- based Novant Health for the space. 3. In its proposal, EmergeOrtho sought to build a $4.2 million ASC with one operating room and two procedure rooms. 4. The practice aims to complete the center by January 2019. n Call: 888.416.2409 info@eSutures.com eSutures.com We Stock It, So You Don't Have To! From sutures to endomechanicals, to implants and instruments, we have over 1 million items in stock and ready to fulfill your just-in- time ordering needs! *Offer expires 7/31/17. Limit 1 per customer. Contact Us Today to Start Saving!