Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based hospitals Mercy Medical Center and UnityPoint Health St. Luke's Hospital reduced elective surgical cases through Nov. 20, local ABC affiliate KCRG.com reports.
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Becker's ASC Review reported on six joint-venture ASCs that were opened or announced in October.
Three ASC leaders shared their predictions on mergers and acquisitions in ASCs over the next 12 months with Becker's ASC Review.
Here are the 10 most-read articles on Becker's ASC Review from the week of Nov. 9-13:
A New York hospital will send its surgical services to Niagara Regional Surgery Center as it restructures, according to a report in Buffalo Business First.
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The teams of President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden have taken vastly different stances on lockdowns as a COVID-19 mitigation strategy.
Franklin County Medical Center executives named the Preston, Idaho-based hospital's new surgery center as part of its plan to be "the absolute preferred medical provider" in southeast Idaho, according to a Nov. 11 report from Cache Valley Daily.
Companies are making progress on developing a COVID-19 vaccine, and experts are thinking about how it will be distributed among the population.
Healthcare will be front and center when President-elect Joe Biden and newly elected legislators are sworn in next year.
Here are eight hospitals and health systems that opened or announced plans for ASCs in October: