ASC News

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.

Macon, Ga.-based Medical Center Navicent Health altered its visitation policy to allow visitors to return to its hospital and surgery center in most cases, Fox24 reports.

Here are the most-read stories on Becker's ASC Review the week of June 8-12:

Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica eased visitor restrictions for adult patients at some of its inpatient and outpatient facilities in Michigan, Lenconnect.com reports.

Arizona hospitals may have to stop performing elective surgery after statewide bed capacity hit 83 percent, exceeding the 80 percent "safety" threshold, Vox reports.

Philadelphia Surgery Center in Narberth, Pa., reopened with a number of safety precautions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.