ASC News

Pinehurst (N.C.) Surgical Clinic on Oct. 4 petitioned Gov. Roy Cooper to reverse the denial of its proposed ASC in Sanford, according to The Pilot, a local news outlet.

Christopher Hamilton, MD, implanted Stryker's InSpace, a minimally invasive subacromial spacer, at a California ASC. 

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based SUNY Downstate Medical Center postponed some nonemergency procedures and moved outpatient surgeries after the state's COVID-19 vaccination mandate amplified staffing shortages, according to a recent Gothamist report. 

Staff at Quincy (Ill.) Physicians and Surgeons Clinic filed for a temporary restraining order against their employer, claiming that requiring a COVID-19 vaccine to continue employment infringes Illinois law, according to Edgar County Watchdogs.

In recent months, several payer groups have adopted policies designed to shift elective procedures, including joint replacement surgeries, to ASCs. From private insurers to CMS, migrating these procedures to ASCs is an attractive option as they seek to control costs.…

Staffing shortages amid COVID-19 surges and supply chain disruptions are two of the biggest upcoming concerns for ASCs. 

Developers broke ground Sept. 30 on a two-building medical office campus that will include an Austin Gastroenterology clinic and surgery center in Leander, Texas.

While the CDC estimates the number of newly reported COVID-19 cases will soon drop, hospitals nationally are still struggling amid staffing shortages and capacity concerns. 

The shift of total joints and orthopedic cases from the hospital to the ASC is becoming more predominant based on several driving factors such as increased surgeon autonomy, favorable outpatient payer policies, advances in medical technology, and improved health literacy…

Healthcare providers have spoken with Becker's on a number of topics this month, including technology at ASCs and physician shortages.