Sheffield, Ala.-based Helen Keller Hospital submitted an application to the state's Health Planning and Development Agency to convert its outpatient department into an ASC, the TimesDaily reported Jan. 28.
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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will continue to operate its ASC and gastroenterology clinic in Wailuku, Hawaii, The Maui News reported
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the job market for physicians, and despite a looming shortage, doctors face furloughs, pay cuts, competition for jobs and unemployment, according to a Jan. 28 report from MDLinx.
Delaying elective procedures resulted in hospitals losing $22.3 billion, according to a study published in the Annals of Surgery Jan. 22.
Here are the top-read articles from Becker's ASC Review during the week of Jan. 25-29:
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Here are five news updates about physicians across the U.S.:
ASCs in Buffalo, N.Y., celebrated the return of elective procedures in Erie County, Buffalo Business First reported Jan. 26.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted the elective surgery ban in Erie County after a decline in the county's positivity rates, the state announced Jan. 25.
The past year has been challenging for ASCs.
Medscape's "Physician Burnout and Suicide Report 2021" surveyed more than 12,000 physicians across 29 specialties about coping with burnout and mental health in 2020.