ASC News

The Outpatient Surgery Center of Hadley at Specialty Hospital of Washington (D.C.) has announced that Lisa Alford, MD, will lead the outpatient surgery center as the chief of the department of surgery, according to a Business Review USA report.

The following article was written by Nap Gary, COO of Regent Surgical Health. Let's face it: times are tough all over, and with the apparent exception of political consultancy, every industry has its own significant challenges to continued viability. Here…

Cost-cutting is a continual task for surgery center administrators. Here Connie Casey, administrator of North Point Surgery & Laser Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., discusses five fresh ideas to stay within a tight budget this year.

Staffing costs are one of the two biggest expenses for surgery center (the other being supplies). Here are 20 benchmarks from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.

The following article is written by Blayne Rush, MHP, MBA, president of Ambulatory Alliances.

Nap Gary, COO of Regent Surgical Health, Joe Zasa, co-founder of ASD Management, and Connie Casey, administrator of highly profitable Northpoint Surgery and Laser Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., discuss eight characteristics of highly successful surgery centers.

Nick Newsad of HealthCare Appraisers discusses 10 key indicators that can help ASC leaders analyze their centers' financial performance.

This article discusses 11 issues facing surgery centers.

A February 29 webinar titled “ASCs – Key Strategic and Business Issues for 2012” discussed five key factors in strengthening an ASC’s profitability and internal growth.

Here are 16 new statistics on surgery center case volume, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.