Ty Tippets, the administrator of St. George (Utah) Surgical Center, spoke to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee about rising healthcare costs, and how ASCs can help mitigate the problem, St. George News reported.
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A Kaiser Family Foundation poll found healthcare will be the most important issue to voters in the midterm elections, MDLinx reports.
Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics' Edina (Minn.) Specialty Surgery Center plans to host an open house Nov. 10.
Naples (Fla.) Day Surgery will close permanently Oct. 19 due to low patient volume and competition from other surgery centers, Naples Daily News reports.
Baton Rouge (La.) General Hospital's Mid City Specialty Center held an open house where hospital and surgery center leaders met members of the community, brproud.com reported.
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Panama City (Fla.) Surgery Center is closed until further notice due to the effects of Hurricane Michael, according to a statement on the center's website.
Vancouver, Wash.-based Northwest Surgical Specialists reported a data breach affecting 2,050 individuals, according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal.
Stand Up To Cancer awarded Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute's Irene Ghobrial, MD, $10 million to lead a group of U.S. scientists in developing a blood-based cancer test, WCVB reports.
Colorado State House of Representatives candidates Alex Valdez and Serena Gutierrez visited Denver Surgery Center to tour the ASC and discuss surgery centers.
Directors of nursing working in ASCs often wear many hats, including staffing issues, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.