In the last month, Becker's Spine Review and Becker's ASC Review have reported on six orthopedic surgery centers in the planning or development stages:
1. St. Cloud (Minn.) Surgical Center is injecting $11 million into a renovation that will increase the number of spine and total joint replacement procedures it can perform.
2. Watauga Orthopaedics received approval to build a $17 million surgery center in Johnson City, Tenn.
3. Bradley, Ill.-based Oak Orthopedics broke ground on a $15.5 million surgery center in Bourbonnais, Ill.
4. University of Tennessee Medical Center and OrthoTennessee are developing an orthopedic institute in Knoxville, Tenn., with an orthopedic ASC and a research center.
5. Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare and Delaware Neurosurgical Group filed a notice of intent with state regulators to consider developing a joint venture spine surgery center.
6. Construction began on a Basalt, Colo., medical office and ASC for the Steadman Clinic, Orthopedic Care Partners, Aspen Valley Hospital and Vail Health.