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.
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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.
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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.
Walgreens Boots Alliance's prospective sale to a private equity firm is "mostly dead," sources told CNBC's David Faber, according to a Jan. 27 report from The Wall Street Journal.
A former Milwaukee-area lab owner has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $2.2 million in restitution for his role in a kickback scheme.
Several gastroenterology leaders joined Becker's to discuss the biggest opportunities for ASC growth in the next five years.