Indian River Medical Center, a 332-bed nonprofit hospital, is considering offers from 12 health systems to partner to invest in the hospital, according to TC Palm.
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Political contributions may play a role in whether officials approve certificate-of-need applications, according to a Mercatus Center working paper by Thomas Stratmann, PhD, senior research fellow, and Steven Monaghan, a third year PhD student.
Wichita (Kan.) Nephrology Group is constructing a 6,500-square-foot ASC in Wichita, the Wichita Business Journal reports.
Here are four new gastroenterology-focused ASCs or facilities that were newly announced or opened in September.
Surgical Care Affiliates, a part of OptumCare's network of healthcare providers and services, invested in Columbia, S.C.-based Midlands Orthopaedics Surgery Center.
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Pittsburgh-based Heritage Valley Health System is opening a medical center with a four-room ASC in Pittsburgh, The Times reports.
The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency is considering certificate-of-need applications for two ASCs, according to Lexology.
Mergers and acquisitions are increasing, largely due to strategic imperatives, according to a Kaufman Hall analysis, according to Healthcare Finance News.
United Surgical Partners International entered into a partnership with Santa Barbara (Calif.) Surgery Center Oct. 1, Noozhawk reports.
Surgical Care Affiliates made an equity investment in Brandon (Fla.) Ambulatory Surgery Center.