Here are three lawsuits involving ASCs that Becker's has reported on since April 4:
1. Anesthesiologist Ellis Richard Clark, MD, filed a lawsuit against Optum-affiliated Salem (Ore.) Surgery Center, which operates under the name Northbank Surgical Center, for allegedly firing him in retaliation for complaining about unsafe anesthesia practices.
2. A class action lawsuit has been filed against New York City-based Island Ambulatory Surgery Center following a recent patient data breach.
3. In March 2023, the ASC at Hudson, Fla.-based Bonati Spine Institute was temporarily shut down after the state of Florida suspended its license. Now the institute has filed a nine-count, $500 million complaint against the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration for civil rights abuses, state officials' conspiracy, slander and libel.