A rising number of health systems are expanding their outpatient footprints and forging joint ventures to develop more ambulatory surgery centers as care continues to migrate from inpatient to outpatient settings. 

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health and Compass Surgical Partners plan to launch a joint network of ambulatory surgery centers branded as Horizon Surgery Center.  

Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health plans to convert a former nursing home into a 72-bed hospital building for high acuity patients, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported Jan. 3.

After sharing plans to close its Havre de Grace, Md.-based UM Harford Memorial Hospital on Feb. 6, the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health, a member of the University of Maryland Medical System, has unveiled its new $134 million UM…

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System is planning to break ground on a new $1 billion campus in the third quarter of 2024, Washington Business Journal reported Jan. 2.

A piece of Pittsburgh is coming to the Mediterranean — in the form of a cancer center. 

Kimball (Neb.) Health Services is nearing the completion of its new $43 million hospital to provide updated care to the community, News Channel Nebraska reported Jan. 1. 

Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health will open its $200 million Franciscan Health Crown Point (Ind.) hospital to the public on Jan. 28, according to a Franciscan Health press release shared with Becker's. 

Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital is demolishing its existing facility and getting over $156 million in upgrades as part of its master facility plan, CBS7 reported Dec. 20. 

Washington, Ind.-based Daviess Community Hospital's board has approved nearly $200 million in the 2024 budget, the Washington Times Herald reported Dec. 24.