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To help offset revenue losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals have implemented pay cuts for staff, including physicians.

Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital's surgical caseload has reached its full capacity to ensure its personal protective equipment reserves are not depleted, the Columbus Telegram reports.

Arizona hospitals aren't pausing their elective surgical programs yet, despite passing the 80 percent "safety" threshold on bed capacity that should have halted elective surgical cases, Arizona Public Media reports.

North Shore Pain Management in Beverly, Mass., reported a data security incident affecting patients who received care at the practice over the past six years.

The pandemic is having a lasting impact on the ASC space, which could result in growth over the coming months.

Here are the most-read stories on Becker's ASC Review the week of June 15-19:

There are around 5,700 Medicare-certified ASCs in the U.S.

Ambulatory health services had the largest declines in employment in four metropolitan areas from February to April, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Walmart will open two more standalone health clinics this month, including a site in Arkansas, the company said June 17. 

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare gave an investor's update June 16, saying its ASCs have reached 85 percent of pre-pandemic patient volumes through the first half of June.