Lexington (S.C.) Medical Center has closed an ASC in Irmo, S.C., as COVID-19 cases climb in the area, local CBS affiliate News 19 said Aug. 19.
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Ten years after opening, Tower Clock Surgery Center in Green Bay, Wis., has completed its 25,000th eye surgery.
Here are nine ASCs that recently debuted new technology and procedures at their facilities:
National medical group Envision Healthcare announced Aug. 20 that its workforce of more than 30,000 medical professionals, with rare exceptions, must all be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1. Envision owns Nashville-based AmSurg, the second-largest ASC company in the country.
Two breast reconstruction procedures rank among the top 10 most expensive procedures performed at ASCs, according to Definitive Healthcare.
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Healthcare providers spoke with Becker's about a number of topics this week, including the effects of COVID-19 on ASC growth, staffing challenges, payer strategies and hospital partnerships.
Ochsner Health in Baton Rouge, La., continues to cancel surgeries and redeploy staff across the system as the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations soars, according to KATC 3, the local ABC affiliate.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing HHS to block a regulation that aims to increase insurance plan price transparency.
The Beloit, Wis., Plan Commission narrowly passed a medical rezoning change Aug. 18, paving the way for a proposed ASC from Rockford, Ill.-based OrthoIllinois. Representatives from Beloit Health System continued to voice their opposition.
Staff recruitment and retention will remain top of mind for ASC leaders in the coming months as the effects of a nationwide nursing shortage and spike in COVID-19 infection rates fueled by the delta variant continue to plague the healthcare…