Becker’s ASC

Priyantha Ranaweera, MD, is a Harvard-trained interventional cardiologist and medical director of Manhattan Specialists Center in Manhattan, Kan. With over 20 years of global medical experience, Dr. Ranaweera specializes in peripheral interventions, heart catheterizations and advanced device implantation. Reflecting on…

While consolidation among hospitals, private equity and large health systems has been a steady trend within the ASC and physician group space over the years, some leaders and physicians have seen signs of a renewed push toward independence.  “It feels…

Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital’s Structural Heart Program has completed its 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure. Each procedure is performed by a multidisciplinary team, including cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, at the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab, according to a June 12…

Olmsted Medical Center is opening a new ASC and clinic in Owatonna, Minn., according to a June 14 report from Owatonna People’s Press.  Procedures including endoscopies, colonoscopies, biopsies and women’s health will be performed at the ASC, with orthopedics and…

A number of legislative developments and new data points to a shift in private equity activity, especially in the area of physician practice acquisitions. Here are three recent updates on the changing regulatory and business landscape surrounding private equity in…

Private equity’s influence on the ASC industry has been undeniable over the past few years, scooping up independent practices left and right.  However, there are still ASCs and centers that have remained independent throughout the infusion and influx of private…

Under half of physicians (38%) are currently involved in an entrepreneurial venture, or are considering one, outside of their traditional work, according to Medscape’s 2025 “‘I Get to Be Creative Again — That’s the Juice’: Medscape Physicians as Entrepreneurs Report…

Here are five physician group deals to know from the last year:  1. Grass Valley, Calif.-based Dignity Health Medical Group — Sierra Nevada, a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, acquired Sierra Nevada Gastroenterology, also based in Grass Valley. The…

NorthStar Anesthesia is deepening its relationship with AdventHealth, partnering with AdventHealth Ottawa (Kan.).  Anesthesia services provider NorthStar Anesthesia has more than 4,000 anesthesiologists and CRNAs under its banner, and partners with 280 health care clients across 25 states. The new…

CoxHealth and St. Louis Children’s Hospital have finalized a partnership agreement to expand pediatric care in Missouri.  Part of the initiative includes constructing a standalone outpatient center that will include ambulatory surgery and pediatric specialty care clinics, imaging, laboratory services…