ASC News

Several ASCs added to their service lines this year to expand patient care.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-based High Plains Surgery Center is the first ASC in the state to offer outpatient surgeries using the da Vinci X system, the ASC said Dec. 21.

A physician is trying to stop Duke University Health System from requiring clinical research faculty physicians to become its employees.

The healthcare workforce is on the brink of experiencing high staff turnover rates, with 1 in 5 physicians intending to leave their current practice within two years, a new American Medical Association-led study found.

West Morris Surgery Center in Ledgewood, N.J., performed its first bunion surgery using Treace Medical Concept's Lapiplasty procedure, the ASC said Dec. 20. 

Huntingdon Valley (Pa.) Surgery Center recently added a total joint replacement program, Surgical Care Affiliates, its parent organization, said Dec. 20.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Physicians' Clinic of Iowa unveiled an augmented reality system for otolaryngologic procedures, according to a Dec. 20 report in The Gazette.

Healthcare providers spoke with Becker's on a number of topics this week, including price transparency, the future of gastroenterology and COVID-19 vaccination mandates.

Medical devicemaker Medtronic is partnering with Marlton, New Jersey health system Virtua Health to improve care delivery for southern New Jersey residents, according to a Dec. 16 Philadelphia Business Journal report.

Several hospitals and health systems across the U.S. have suspended COVID-19 vaccination mandates since the end of November, when a federal judge in Missouri temporarily blocked CMS from enforcing its nationwide order.