Here are the most-read stories on Becker's ASC Review the week of May 11-15:
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Sixteen ASC administrators project what the "new normal" will be at their centers as a result of the pandemic.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based East Brainerd Oral Surgery began seeing patients again at a temporary location May 11, the Chattanoogan reports.
Lumberton, N.C.-based Southeastern Health will reopen The Surgery Center at Southeastern Health Park May 18, after closing it for nearly two months to prevent the spread of COVID-19, The Fayetteville Observer reports.
ASCs in 47 of New York's 62 counties are now allowed to resume elective surgeries, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced May 13.
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As more states allow elective procedures to resume, orthopedic practices and surgery centers are working tirelessly to restart their surgical programs.
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health reopened three surgery centers to accommodate restarted elective procedures in the state, the Triad Business Journal reports.
Fifteen ASC administrators outline their plan for resuming elective surgeries and discuss how they anticipate their centers will be different going forward.
Waterbury, Conn.-based Saint Mary's Hospital resumed elective procedures May 11 and has encouraged all patients to undergo procedures at the hospital's surgery center when applicable, the Republican American reports.
Edward Tsyitee is suing the state of New Mexico because of a health order that required facilities to cancel elective surgical procedures in the state, The NM Political Report reports.