ASC News

Rockdale, Texas-based Little River Healthcare closed all of its facilities and operations Dec. 4 — including Temple (Texas) Surgery Center — due to "unfortunate financial conditions," according to a statement on the system's website.

Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System plans to open a freestanding emergency department in a former outpatient surgery center, Columbus Business First reports.

Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III outlined three tips for ASCs onboarding a new department manager.

Washington, D.C.-based George Washington University suspended negotiations to manage a new hospital, and in response, The Washington Post's editorial board called on GWU officials to consider alternative ways to meet local health needs.

Rockville, Md.-based Shady Grove Fertility relocated and expanded its Outpatient Fertility & Surgery Center with a focus on enhancing the patient experience, Healthcare Snapshots reports.

Here are eight articles about physician recruitment in ASCs:

The Trump administration released a proposal on recommendations and changes to the healthcare system touching on an array of topics, including non-compete clauses.

Nephrologists Randy Cooper, MD and Umar Waheed, MD, used the Ellipsys Vascular Access System to create a percutaneous arteriovenous fistula at the Tempe, Ariz.-based SKI Vascular Center.

Here are the top five most-read articles on Becker's ASC Review for the week of Nov. 30 through Dec. 6:

Here is a recap of 11 healthcare fraud and lawsuit stories of 2018: