Patsy Newitt

There has been a 46% surge in anesthesiologist job searches between August 2020 and August 2024, according to a new study from medical technology company Rivanna Health. 

Becker's has reported on six hospitals shuttering services since Oct. 1. 

Optum, Tenet and HCA Healthcare are huge players in the ASC industry with different strategies for growth. 

CMS released its 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System on Nov. 1, which includes major changes for gastroenterologists. 

ASCs are in a strong position amid the industry shift to value-based care, but for some, a lack of comprehensive data is holding them back.

A Denton, Texas-based medical center has paid $14.2 million to settle alleged violations of Stark law and Medicare regulations related to four ASCs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, specifically in Dallas, Richardson and Coppell.

It's been more than one year since AmSurg officially emerged under new ownership as a separate and independent entity from Envision Healthcare, its former parent company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2023. 

Kaiser Permanente a 40-hospital system based in Oakland, Calif., has made huge moves in the last month. 

St. Louis-based Ascension has sold its St. Vincent's Health System to The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Authority in a deal valued at $450 million, effective Nov. 1. 

Here are four hospitals that Becker's reported on shuttering in October: