Here are five factors The New York Times suggested patients think about when deciding if elective surgery is right for them during the pandemic:
ASC News
Physicians and a hospital in Orangeburg, S.C., both have plans to construct new ASCs, according to a report in The Times and Democrat.
Here are the most-read articles on Becker's ASC Review for the week of Jan. 11-15:
A Los Angeles-based hospital has reassigned staff from its outpatient same-day surgery departments to its intensive care unit to assist with COVID-19 patients as occupancy soars, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is turning its ASC into an intensive care unit with 12 beds to handle COVID-19 cases, the BenitoLink reported Jan. 11.
Advertisement
The number of physicians practicing in the U.S. is growing slowly compared to the population growth projections over the next decade-plus, according to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
A slight increase in healthcare union petitions was reported in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Jan. 11 report from NPR.
Santa Cruz County in California suspended most elective procedures at hospitals and ASCs in the county starting Jan. 7.
Here are the most-read articles on Becker's ASC Review during the week of Jan. 4-8:
Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates faces two charges of collusion after the company allegedly reached agreements with two competitors to not recruit each other's senior-level employees, the Department of Justice announced Jan. 7.