Here's how Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Nashville-based Surgery Partners' shares have fluctuated over the last five days.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo had the New York State Department of Health mandate that hospitals in the state expand bed capacity by 25 percent Dec. 7.
When opening an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), one of the first tasks to complete is developing a fee schedule.
Becker's ASC Review reported on 30 joint-venture ASCs that were opened or announced so far in 2020:
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health updated allocation of surgeries between its acute care hospitals and surgery centers and temporarily closed one center as COVID-19 cases spike, according to the Herald-Mail.
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The COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a tumultuous year for ASCs, from restrictions on non-essential surgery to staffing and supply constraints.
Here are the most-read articles from Becker's ASC Review from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4:
Surgery Partners senior vice president and chief clinical officer Ann Shimek, MSN, RN, died Nov. 25 at the age of 54, according to an obituary.
CMS is expanding flexibility under its "Hospitals Without Walls" initiative, which allows hospitals to provide inpatient care in ASCs and other temporary expansion sites as part of their COVID-19 response efforts.
CMS made it easier for physician-owned hospitals to expand in the 2021 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Facility final rule, released Dec. 2.