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The COVID-19 pandemic could've canceled or delayed around 28.4 million elective procedures during its peak 12-week disruption, according to a study in the British Journal of Surgery.

Several surgery centers in Syracuse, N.Y., have restarted elective procedures after Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an order allowing ASCs to do so in certain counties, Syracuse.com reports.

Here are eight observations on how ASC owners and operators are thinking about the post-pandemic period and what they expect in the future.

Prospect Medical Group will double in size when it completes the acquisition of three medical practices later this year. 

Franklin, N.H.-based LRGHealthcare will restart its elective surgery program over a monthlong period, the Laconia Daily Sun reports.

The COVID-19 pandemic will leave a lasting mark on the ASC field, as many administrators are pivoting their strategy for growth in the coming months.

New Jersey hospitals and ASCs will be allowed to resume elective surgical procedures May 26, NJ.com reports.

Here are the most-read stories on Becker's ASC Review the week of May 11-15:

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.