A truck drove through the front window of the Center for Oral Facial and Implant Surgery Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 20, the Chattanoogan reports.
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Chester, Pa.-based Crozer-Keystone Health System was the victim of a malware attack in June where malicious parties secured an unspecified amount of patient data, the Journal Inquirer reports.
Lebanon, Pa.-based North Pointe Surgery Center had a backlog of more than 500 surgeries in May because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but has since caught up, Lancaster Online reports.
Dover, N.H.-based Wentworth-Douglass Hospital had to postpone or move surgeries to its surgery center after sterilization equipment malfunctioned in its operating room in July, seacoastonline.com reports.
Here are the most-read stories on Becker's ASC Review the week of Aug. 10-14:
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Providers in COVID-19 hot spots that emerged in June and July saw a drop in office visits, according to a new report by researchers at Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University, Phreesia and The Commonwealth Fund.
Walmart continues to grow in the healthcare space.
Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health reported financial gains for the first six months of the year despite COVID-19-related drops in volumes, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Fort Worth, Texas-based Owens Ear Center was the victim of a ransomware attack that encrypted patient information.
Nine hospitals and health systems opened or announced plans for new surgery centers in July: