Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Spine surgeon Richard Westmark, MD, performed the first outpatient spine procedure at an ASC utilizing PathKeeper Surgical’s system.  The system uses AI and 3D cameras to provide real-time surgical guidance and eliminates traditional intraoperative CT, according to a Nov. 24…

Having a collection of leaders working together across different aspects of an ASC will often lead to better outcomes in results.  When looking to identify who can step up and be leaders, it is key to find medical, business and…

Here are nine major acquisitions in the medical and healthcare supply chain sectors that have gone down so far in 2025, as reported by Becker’s: Note: This list is not exhaustive.

Editor’s Note: A North Carolina trial court has upheld the constitutionality of the state’s certificate-of-need laws in a Dec. 12 ruling. Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina is looking to expand its network of ASCs after CON restrictions in North Carolina were lifted. …

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia is building a 31,000-square-foot ambulatory clinic center next to its hospital in Ionia, Mich.  The facility will house services including primary care, imaging, oncology, orthopaedics and cardiology, according to a Nov. 20 news release from…

Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare broke ground on a medical office building that will include a surgery center.  The 60,000-square-foot building’s surgery center is in partnership with Lewes Surgery Center and will have four operating rooms, according to a Nov. 20…

A CRNA working at a hospital in Dubuque, Iowa, pleaded guilty to three counts of stealing fentanyl from the hospital.  Benjamin Albert, RN, wrote in a plea agreement that while he worked at the hospital from Jan. 13-27, 2022, he…

Here are five physician practices and clinics that closed during the third quarter, for reasons ranging from recalls to retirements, as reported by Becker’s. 

The Parker Cornea Eye Institute has broken ground on a 6,500-square-foot ASC in Birmingham, Ala.  The ophthalmology-focused facility will include two operating rooms, patient recovery areas and administrative space, according to a Nov. 19 news release from Doster Construction, the…

Kansas City, Mo.-based Children’s Mercy is planning a pediatric outpatient facility in Springfield, Mo.  The 40,000-square-foot center will house Mercy Primary Pediatrics and Children’s Mercy pediatric specialists, according to a Nov. 19 news release from Children’s Mercy.  The system will…