ASC Market Intelligence
August 31 - September 7, 2026
14 signals this week · 3 sell-in targets
The Bottom Line
Three surgery centers opened this week: a Mount Sinai and Merritt Healthcare joint venture on Long Island, OrthoArizona's $25M Glendale campus and Fondren Orthopedic's first ASC. Each is a new operator setting up its systems now.
🎯 Top Sales Targets This Week
1
 Mount Sinai Health System / Merritt Healthcare: Peakpoint Central Nassau Surgery Center opened Sept. 1 in Carle Place, N.Y., in its first weeks of operation.
2
 OrthoArizona: its $25M Glendale center with an on-site ASC opened Sept. 2, and a second 50,000-square-foot Chandler center is due summer 2027.
3
 Fondren Orthopedic Group: the physician-owned Houston group's first ASC is open in Pearland, Texas.
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💰 ASC Acquisitions
Lincoln Property buys Banner Surgery Center Gilbert ▲ Opportunity
The real estate firm acquired the 13,957-square-foot, Banner-affiliated multispecialty ASC in Mesa, Ariz. from its physician owners.
High-Signal Original source: beckersasc.com
🏗️ De Novo Announcements
Mount Sinai, Merritt open Long Island ASC ▲ Opportunity
Peakpoint Central Nassau Surgery Center opened Sept. 1 with two ORs, two procedure rooms and 17 recovery bays across nine specialties.
Confirmed Original source: beckersasc.com
OrthoArizona opens $25M Glendale center with ASC ▲ Opportunity
The 50,000-square-foot orthopedic center opened Sept. 2 with an on-site ASC, therapy and imaging, the flagship of a multisite build-out.
Confirmed Original source: beckersasc.com
Fondren Orthopedic Group opens its first ASC ▲ Opportunity
The physician-owned group moved its Pearland clinic into an expanded facility that houses its first surgery center.
Confirmed Original source: beckersasc.com
SCSA's Marion, Ind. ENT ASC passes CMS survey ▲ Opportunity
The new two-OR ENT and facial plastics center cleared its Joint Commission deemed-status survey, its last gate before opening.
High-Signal Original LinkedIn post by Philip Blair
AlignedCardio plans two more cardiac ASCs ▲ Opportunity
The Richmond, Va. cardiology group is adding a second procedure room by year-end and has two more neighborhood centers in development.
High-Signal Original source: beckersasc.com
Becker's tracker: 53 new ASCs in 2026, unchanged ● Context
The state-by-state count holds at 53, unchanged from last week; Florida leads with 10.
Confirmed Original source: beckersasc.com
👤 Leadership Changes
Keystone Surgical Partners names Terry Bohlke CEO ▲ Opportunity
The ASC developer's new chief ran the surgery center portfolio at Community Health Systems.
Confirmed Original source: beckersasc.com
Colorado Urology names Megan Rood CEO ▲ Opportunity
Rood brings 20 years across physician practices and ASCs to the Denver group, which runs its own surgery centers.
Confirmed Original source: beckersasc.com
🧑‍💼 Job Openings (Pipeline Signals)
Spring Park Surgery Center seeks an administrator ● Context
Full-time administrator opening at the Davenport, Iowa center, from $110,000; no new-center tie stated.
High-Signal Original source: indeed.com
Crown Point Surgical seeks a center administrator ● Context
Full-time administrator opening at the Crown Point, Ind. center, $110,000 to $150,000.
High-Signal Original source: indeed.com
Arizona Sky Surgical Center seeks an administrator ● Context
Full-time ASC administrator opening at the Tucson spine center, from $115,000.
High-Signal Original source: indeed.com
📌 Other Notable
NueHealth reopens renovated Kendall Pointe Surgery Center ▲ Opportunity
The surgeon-owned center reopened Sept. 1 after a full renovation, with joint replacements resuming this week.
High-Signal Original LinkedIn post by Matt Obenhaus
Muskegon Surgery Center goes live on SIS ▼ Watch
The Michigan center completed its Surgical Information Systems go-live with Quality ASC Consulting.
High-Signal Original LinkedIn post by Jordan Hornung
📈 Heating Up
Surgery Center Services of America 3 verified signals / 4 weeks
Latest stage: Certification · Marion, Ind. passed its CMS survey Aug. 31, after Peoria's Medicare certification and the Orlando build.
AMSURG / Ascension 2 verified signals / 4 weeks
Latest stage: Operating · The Aug. 25 FTC divestiture order followed the Baton Rouge acquisition.
Surgery Partners 2 verified signals / 4 weeks
Latest stage: De novo pivot · Dropped its $200M M&A target for de novo growth after the Idaho hospital sale.
📰 Other Industry News
ASC leaders reveal their biggest time-saving wins of 2026 Buyer Insight
Three administrators credit an integrated EMR and booking platform, renegotiated implant contracts and billing automation that cut payer phone time from 35 to 40 hours a week to a few.
Original source: beckersasc.com
The Trend
This week's openings came from a health system joint venture, a physician-owned practice and a multisite orthopedic group rather than the national chains, while SCSA, NueHealth and AlignedCardio moved centers through certification, renovation and new-site planning. Administrator and director postings at existing centers show the operating base staffing up at the same time.
👁️ LinkedIn Watchlist
Andrew Hayek · Co-founder, Triple Aim Partners (former CEO/Chair, SCA Health)
Eric Evans · CEO, Surgery Partners
Philip Blair · CEO, Surgery Center Services of America
Jonathan Murphy · VP, Surgery Center Services of America
Jordan Hornung · Managing Director, Quality ASC Consulting
Dawn Pfeiffer, RN · Founder and President, Triangles Healthcare Consulting
Alex Yampolsky · Ambulatory Pharmacist Partners (ASC pharmacy programs); former CEO, MedServe
Scott Bergman · President, Peak Health Associates (ASC business development, operations, M&A)
Stephen Earnhart · CEO and Founder, Earnhart & Associates
Matt Obenhaus · SVP, Design and Engineering, NueHealth
Janet Carlson · Founder and CEO, Vertex Surgical Solutions
Ali Ghalayini, MBA · ASC Operator, spine, ortho and pain (de novo and turnaround)
Jeff Lawrence · Healthcare Sales Leader, Envi (IOS)
Lisa Grasso, RN · ASC Consultant and Administrator, de novo ASC development
Emily Spooner · ASC Administrator, OrthoAtlanta Fayetteville
Jessica Macias · Strategic Growth Advisor, Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Deb Yoder, RN · Aligned Surgery and Healthcare Consulting (ASC development, 30-plus centers)
Kelly Frankenfield · Regulatory Specialist, Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies (ASC compliance and survey readiness)
John Goehle · COO, Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies; host, The ASC Podcast
Scott Fraser · Advisor and board member; former ASC and MedTech executive
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Coverage this week: all three Becker's feeds paginated to the full window (Hospital Review to page 32), ASC News, four alert queries, the tracker, all 20 watchlist profiles in the browser after the LinkedIn session was restored mid-run, the ASC owners Facebook group, and the five approved Indeed and LinkedIn Jobs queries.
ASC Market Intelligence · generated for HST Pathways · August 31 - September 7, 2026