Next week, Banner Health will acquire full ownership of the ambulatory surgery center on the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center campus in Glendale, Ariz., according to a Your West Valley report.
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New Hampshire House Representative Marilinda Garcia recently submitted a bill that would require ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals and physician offices to provide uninsured patients with pricing for their 25 most common procedures, according to a Concord Monitor report.
Memorial Medical Center in Ludington, Mich., has recently opened a new emergency room and plans to convert the old emergency room space into an endoscopy center, according to a Ludington Daily News report.
New England Baptist Hospital and Shields Healthcare Group have partnered to open the New England Baptist Outpatient Care Center in Dedham, Mass., according to a boston.com report.
Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute announced the opening of an outpatient surgical center in The Woodlands, Texas.
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North Shore-LIJ Health System plans to convert the Plainview (N.Y.) Hospital maternity ward into a surgical center by Nov. 1, according to a LongIsland.com report.
United Surgical Partners International reported 20 percent increase in net revenue for the second quarter of 2013 to $155.2 million.
As healthcare reform begins to be implemented, it can be difficult to predict what the future has in store. From the looming concern of hospital competition to the issue of shrinking physician independence, Luke Lambert, CEO of Ambulatory Surgical Centers…
Payment disparity between hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers has long been an issue of concern in the ASC industry, but the gap may begin to narrow, according to the MedPAC June 2013: Report to the Congress: Medicare…
Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, N.Y., has opened a new multispecialty ambulatory surgery center at its Suffern Medical Pavilion.