Patsy Newitt

In November 2021, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, said it would acquire SurgCenter Development and its more than 90 ASCs for approximately $1.2 billion. 

Here are five female ASC executives to know:

Sixty-four percent of self-employed physicians said autonomy is what they like most about their jobs, according to Medscape's 2022 "Self-Employed Physicians Report." 

Fifty ASCs in Texas made Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers," which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

From new technology to value-based care, 10 leaders joined Becker's to discuss what they're most excited about. 

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente reported a net loss of $1.5 billion for the third quarter. 

St. Tammany Health has begun work on a $75 million outpatient surgery expansion in Covington, La., nola.com reported Nov. 6. 

Boston-based Tufts Medical Center has fired an anesthesiologist after he was arrested for attempted sex trafficking in a federal operation, local ABC affiliate WCVB5 reported Nov. 4.

Thomas Keller, MD, was convicted on four counts for distribution of controlled substances out of his Santa Rosa, Calif.-based pain management practice, the Northern District of California U.S. Attorney's office said Nov. 4. 

A Youngstown, Ohio-based ophthalmology office and ASC were acquired for $5.8 million, Business Journal Daily reported Nov. 4.