Author: Alan Condon

Two breast reconstruction procedures rank among the top 10 most expensive procedures performed at ASCs, according to Definitive Healthcare. 

Staff recruitment and retention will remain top of mind for ASC leaders in the coming months as the effects of a nationwide nursing shortage and spike in COVID-19 infection rates fueled by the delta variant continue to plague the healthcare…

UnityPoint Clinic - Fort Dodge (Iowa) on Aug. 12 inked a new partnership that will expand gastroenterology services in the region, according to The Messenger.

Beloit (Wis.) Health System is opposing a zoning amendment that would change the zoning classifications related to medical facility uses and development, including for ASCs, Beloit Daily News reported Aug. 12.

Seattle-based Regence BlueShield is expanding its Episodes of Care value-based care program to include gastroenterology services.

Quincy (Ill.) Medical Group in the coming weeks will officially open a five-operating room surgery center that has been in the works since 2019, ABC affiliate KHQA reported Aug. 11.

Two years after joining Brandenton, Fla.-based Florida Digestive Health Specialists, Marc Bernstein, MD, has been made partner at the organization, Sarasota magazine reported Aug. 10.

Intermountain Healthcare broke ground Aug. 10. on a surgery center at The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Murray, Utah, local news outlet KUTV reports.

A new ASC for gastrointestinal procedures is coming to Ascension St. Vincent's One Nineteen campus in Hoover, Ala., according to the Birmingham Business Journal.

Many Texas hospitals are pausing elective surgeries as nursing staff and beds run critically low amid a fourth COVID-19 surge, and ASCs are gearing up for what might come next.