Patsy Newitt

Advocate Health Care will permanently shutter its 55 in-store clinics located within Walgreens pharmacies in Illinois and Wisconsin, effective Feb. 6.

Physician practice bankruptcy filings hit a six-year high in 2024, according to a report on Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings from healthcare restructuring advisory firm Gibbins Advisors. 

Choice Care Surgery Center, a physician-owned ASC in Midland, Texas, has joined United Surgical Partners International, according to a Jan. 29 news release from Physician Transaction Advisors, which advised the ASC on the transaction.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare faces challenges expanding its ASC network in states with certificate-of-need laws, CFO Mike Marks said during the health system's Jan. 24 earnings call.

Becker's has reported on three hospital closures so far in 2025. For ASCs, this might result in an influx in patients who have lost access to services through providers at hospitals or outpatient departments.

Physician satisfaction is on the decline, with only 65% of physicians reporting they are satisfied or very satisfied with their profession.

Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Health will close its pain management center Feb. 28, according to a news release from the health system. 

Riverview Health announced plans to build an endoscopy center located in its Westfield (N.J.) Hospital, the Hamilton County Reporter reported Jan. 27. 

Becker's has three anesthesiologists reported on in the last two weeks: 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's CEO Sam Hazen said the company is unconcerned about the potential effects of site-neutral payment policies on its ASC development strategy.