Becker's Healthcare December 30, 2022
Here were seven ASCs that faced opposition in 2022:
- In March, state regulators granted Steindler Clinic’s planned $19.2 million ASC in Iowa City, Iowa, a certificate of need after a last-minute withdrawal of all opposition to the facility. Opposition to the surgery center, slated for completion in November 2023, initially included the University of Iowa Health Care, Johnson County Surgical Investors and Iowa City Ambulatory Surgical Center.
- In April, plans for the proposed Florence (Ala.) Eye Surgery Center were approved by the Alabama Certificate of Need Review Board. The eye ASC ran into opposition from the Laser Eye Surgery Center of Florence and Florence-based Shoals Outpatient Surgery. After initially contesting the application, both competitor ASCs dropped their...