Pennsylvania resident Ruth Clarke traveled 1,300 miles for hip surgery at Surgery Center of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City for an operation with upfront pricing she could better afford, Sunday news program Full Measure reported Oct. 3.
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Chesapeake Regional Surgery Center in Virginia Beach, Va., became the first freestanding ASC in the state to perform a minimally invasive outpatient prostatectomy with the da Vinci Si robotic surgical system, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare said Oct. 7.
Covenant Physician Partners has appointed Mike Field as vice president of physician recruitment, the physician services organization said Oct. 8.
An ophthalmologist has sued an Iowa eye clinic that he previously had ownership in and three of its physician-owners alleging antitrust violations and monopolistic business practices, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Oct. 7.
Elizabeth Groshong, DO, CMO of Kona (Hawaii) Community Hospital, is suing her employer, alleging that secret recordings of her taken without her knowledge were heavily edited and used to force her resignation, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Oct. 8.
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Police locked down Mercy Surgery Center - Springfield (Mo.) on the morning of Oct. 8 after a woman had been stabbed, according to Ozarksfirst.com.
With health systems mandating COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers, and CMS expected to mandate staff vaccinations as a condition of participating in Medicare, many ASC leaders are worried about further strains on staffing.
Healthcare providers spoke with Becker's this week on their biggest concerns for winter and private equity investments.
Ames, Iowa-based Sturm Cosmetic Surgery is relocating and adding an independent surgery center inside a new medical office building, the company said Sept. 30.
UnitedHealth Group has issued COVID-19 vaccination requirements.