ASC News

Investing in ASCs presents healthcare professionals with opportunities that may not be available to players in other markets.

Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania has been named the best nursing school in the U.S., according to the U.S. Career Institute, an online career training platform. 

Consolidation has changed the healthcare landscape. 

Employers in the U.S. added 175,000 jobs in April, lower than what was expected by economists.

Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Ind., has expanded its reach in the ASC market, partnering with one of the industry's largest players early this year. 

Nurse practitioners make an average of $161,540 in California, the highest-earning state, compared to the state's average household income of $131,504.

There are 20 ASCs in Montana, which was found to be the best state for physicians to practice by personal finance website WalletHub.

There are 22 ASCs in Hawaii, which was found to be the worst state for physicians to practice by personal finance website WalletHub. 

Four months ago, WakeMed opened a surgery center in Cary, N.C., and the system is looking for physicians to buy in, according to a May 2 report from the Triangle Business Journal.

A physician who owned a pain management clinic in Martins Ferry, Ohio, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawfully distributing opioids.