Becker's Healthcare July 13, 2023
From Revolutionary War graves to traffic, here’s who’s behind the opposition of four ASCs and medical office buildings in the last year:
1. In June, a proposed ASC in Glen Carbon, Ill., faced vocal resident opposition at a zoning commission meeting. Nearly a dozen residents attended the meeting to express concern about the development of the 40,000-square-foot ASC. Residents expressed concerns about the increase in traffic, stormwater drainage, effects on property values and increased lighting from the development.
The plan is for Maryville’s Mid-America Plastic Surgery Center, owned by Ryan Diederich, MD, to relocate and build a new facility.
2. In April, a planned 60,000-square-foot medical office building in Greensboro, N.C., faced opposition from residents over possible Revolutionary...