ASC News

The ASC industry turned 50 on Feb. 12, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.

Elmwood Park, N.J.-based Phillips Eye Center was locked down Feb. 12, after an employee found a bullet taped to his locker, the Daily Voice reports.

In the ASC industry's 50th year, consumerism, consolidation, regulatory changes, and new technologies are top-of-mind trends for ASC leaders.

The Gramercy Surgery Center in New York City recently celebrated its 13th anniversary.

The first ASC was established in Phoenix on Feb. 12, 1970, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Today, there are about 5,800 ASCs throughout the U.S.

Oklahoma City-based CardioVascular Health Clinic is performing percutaneous coronary intervention as an outpatient service following CMS' decision to allow the procedure to be performed in an outpatient setting, The Oklahoman reports.

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Santa Monica Center for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants is accepting customers from Marina Del Rey to accommodate increased demand, MenaFn reports.

This week, on Feb. 12, the ASC industry celebrates its 50th anniversary. According to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the first ASC was established in 1970 by Wallace Reed, MD, and John Ford, MD, in Phoenix.

Joint-venture cardiovascular ASC models can benefit both physicians and health systems, according to an article on Cath Lab Digest.