Eastside Surgery Center opens in Spearfish
Eastside Surgery Center (ESC) is open at Eastside Acres, a development in Spearfish, South Dakota. Led by local podiatrist Dr. Lorri Riley and supported by ASCend Specialists of Gillette, Wyoming, ESC will function as a standalone ambulatory surgery center (ASC).
“Working with Eastside Surgery Center allows us to provide outpatient surgical care to a community that truly needs it,” Linda Bedwell, CEO of ASCend Specialists, said in a statement. “We will offer a mix of clinical excellence, financial expertise, and patient-first operations. Our aim is to help ESC deliver top-quality surgical care while remaining connected to the Spearfish community.”
Riley founded Spearfish Surgery Center in 1995 and sold a majority stake to Queen City Medical in 1997.
“As someone deeply invested in the health and growth of this community, I believe Eastside Surgery Center will be transformational,” Riley said. “We will bring advanced surgical care closer to home — to our neighbors, our families, our region — and do so with a model that emphasizes quality, access and local control.””
ESC will be organized to support various surgical specialties over time, based on community needs and physician collaborations. Planning and design are already in progress, with construction scheduled to begin in the upcoming months.
ESC is targeting a completion date of late 2026.
Archbold to construct a multispecialty and surgery center
Archbold has broken ground on a new outpatient facility in Thomasville, Georgia. The Archbold Multispecialty & Surgery Center will be the new home for Archbold Orthopedics. Hospital leaders and physicians celebrated the groundbreaking on Oct. 15.
“The Archbold Multispecialty & Surgery Center will provide Thomas County and the surrounding area with a high-quality, cost-effective and convenient orthopedic surgery option,” Darcy Craven, president and CEO of Archbold, said.
The 58,679-square-foot facility will be built between the Archbold Cancer Center and the Archbold Ambulatory Care Center. Its location near Archbold Memorial and other specialty services will benefit patients and providers, supporting ongoing collaboration, according to the provider.
The first floor will feature a state-of-the-art orthopedic surgery center. The second floor will include multispecialty clinic space, providing a modern home for some of Archbold’s popular specialty practices.
Construction is scheduled to be finished between December 2026 and February 2027.
UTRGV opens cancer and surgery center
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) celebrated the grand opening of the UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center, a facility providing specialized cancer treatment and advanced surgery to the Rio Grande Valley.
“This celebration is nothing short of historic,” Dr. Everardo Cobos, interim dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine and a hematologist-oncologist at UT Health RGV, said. “We are opening the door to a new era of hope, an era of healing and increased possibilities for our community.”
The facility is designed as a one-stop destination for comprehensive outpatient services, including cancer care, orthopedic and sports medicine, outpatient surgery, advanced diagnostic imaging and clinical research.
Physician-owned ASC opening in Springdale
Six Arkansas physicians announced the opening of a 9,000-square-foot Lakeside Surgery Center in Springdale, Arkansas.
Lakeside is set to open in December on Isaacs Orchard Road, next to the ENT Center of the Ozarks, where Lakeside partners Felicia Johnson, Kevin Lollar and Cory Vaughn practice. The other three Lakeside partners — Sarah Covey, Peter Daut and Paul Henry — are with the Henry Eye Clinic in Fayetteville.
The facility will have four operating rooms, with the ENT partners and eye doctors sharing the space.
Eye Consultants opens in Spokane Valley, surgery center planned
Spokane, Washington-based Eye Consultants has opened a new clinic and is planning to open a surgery center in Spokane Valley to increase patient access to cataract and vision care, according to Owner Jennifer Fillmore.
The planned surgery center will be located within the same building as the eye clinic and is expected to open in late fall. The ASC will serve patients undergoing procedures that were previously performed at Holy Family Hospital.
“The move to our very own surgery center is a big win for patients,” Fillmore said. “The surgery Center fees for a locally owned surgery center are much less than a hospital.”
Parkview ONE Surgery Center opens in Warsaw
Parkview ONE Surgery Center opened on Oct. 27 in Warsaw, Indiana. The facility is a partnership between Parkview Health Orthopedics and Orthopedic Northeast.
The nearly 15,000-square-foot facility is a new outpatient orthopedic surgery center that will concentrate on orthopedic surgeries, joint replacements and fracture treatments.
“We recognize that medical care in general tends to be local,” Dr. Alan McGee, president of Parkview Health Orthopedics, said. “It’s a shared vision that Parkview Health and Ortho Northeast improve access to orthopedic care closer to home.”
Same-day surgery center breaks ground in Catskill
Albany Med Health System broke ground on a same-day surgery center in Catskill, New York, to expand medical services at Greene Medical Arts.
The center will provide same-day surgery, a first for both Columbia and Greene Counties. The facility will also include specialties not currently available in these counties, four modern operating rooms, two procedure rooms, an advanced cardiac center, orthopedic, mental health, women’s health, and primary care services, along with a lab and medical imaging services.
The facility is expected to open in late 2026. The $25 million project is funded by state grants, philanthropic support and support from Albany Med Health System.
CommonSpirit Health, and NexCore Group plan ASC in Folsom
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health and Denver-based NexCore Group have broken ground on Folsom Advanced Surgery Center, a 92,000-square-foot outpatient clinical and surgical facility in Folsom, California.
The project is set to be finished by the third quarter of 2027.
The center is expected to expand access to health care, decrease patient travel times and generate new job opportunities for the local community.
Medical services will include orthopedics, podiatry, gynecology, general surgery and pain management. The facility will also offer home monitoring and telehealth services for follow-up care, as well as full-service imaging and infusion services.
