Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has launched CommonSpirit Ambulatory Ventures, a new division aimed at organizing and expanding the health system’s ambulatory surgery center portfolio. The move is part of CommonSpirit’s broader effort to diversify beyond acute care and “accelerate growth” in…
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Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is seeing softer elective surgery volumes as patients lose coverage through the health insurance exchanges, with broader affordability pressures potentially contributing to the slowdown, CFO Mike Marks said Sept. 15 at the Jefferies Healthcare Services and…
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s United Surgical Partners International ended 2025 with ownership interests in 533 ambulatory surgery centers and 26 surgical hospitals as the health system’s decade-long pivot away from acute care toward ambulatory and specialty services continued to generate strong…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is expanding its ambulatory surgery center footprint through a mix of acquisitions and de novo development in 2026. Six things to know: 1. The health system has opened new ASCs in Birmingham and Foley, Ala.,…
Sutter Health, a 27-hospital system headquartered in Sacramento, Calif., is accelerating efforts to expand beyond its home state, pursuing acquisitions, partnerships and investments aimed at building a broader national footprint. The strategy comes into focus with Sutter’s proposed acquisition of…
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare hit an all-time high stock price of $218 on Nov. 25, marking a major milestone in its ongoing portfolio overhaul and accelerating investment in ambulatory care through United Surgical Partners International. As of Dec. 12, Tenet stock…
Pre-med students, for your next elective, consider bypassing the science hall and heading straight to the business school. It is increasingly likely that you will need business skills in your medical career. I learned that the hard way.
Peripheral Vascular Associates, a 27-provider group, has notified state officials of its plan to lay off workers and close multiple offices.
Physicians have voiced their frustration at Medicare's physician fee schedule final rule, released Nov. 1, which will reduce the conversion factor by 4.48 percent to $33.06 and potentially decrease access to care for the Medicare population.
CHICAGO, IL, October 28, 2022 – Mytonomy, the leader in patient education and engagement solutions leveraging the power of content streaming, announced its expanded offering for Ambulatory Surgery Centers today at Becker’s 28th Annual ASC Review Conference.
