Marion (Ill.) HealthCare is appealing a ruling that the contracts entered into by Carbondale-based Southern Illinois HealthCare and BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois did not violate federal antitrust laws, Bloomberg Law reports.
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For surgery centers, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could linger long after the crisis is contained.
Florida's emergency operations center is surveying ASCs about their resources and capacity for COVID-19 patients, according to WUSF News.
Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare could reopen a vacant surgery center to deal with a potential surge of COVID-19 patients, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
Genesis Surgery Center and Northpointe Surgical Suites could be used to increase bed counts in Muskingum County, Ohio, the Zanesville Times Recorder reports.
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Vermont private practice clinicians are petitioning state legislators to pass financial relief measures to help them stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, the VT Digger reports.
Kansas City, Mo.-based Truman Medical Center is preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic by reallocating some of its facilities, Fox 4 reports.
Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital is turning the Mildred Milliman Outpatient Surgery Center into a second hospital for COVID-19 patients, the Olean Times Herald reports.
A still-in-development surgery center could be used in the COVID-19 response, but a court case involving one of the center's former owners is muddying the picture, the New York Post reports.