Author: Patsy Newitt

The Digestive and Liver Center of Florida opened a second surgical center in Orlando March 28, according to Orlando Medical News.

Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired a medical office building in Chesterfield, Va., for $12 million, Virginia Business reported March 25. 

Gastroenterology has consistently been among the top 10 highest-earning specialties in the U.S.

The total number of ASCs jumped 2 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to the March Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report.

New York is the state with the highest malpractice award payout per capita, according to WalletHub's "2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors" ranking, released March 21.

The Indiana Supreme Court agreed to allow a patient who was injured during physical therapy to pursue her complaint against an orthopedic physician group, The Indiana Lawyer reported March 25.

A medical office building housing an ASC in Rogers, Ark., was sold for $6.75 million, Talk Business & Politics reported March 27. 

Capital Health is converting a former bariatric ASC in Langhorne, Pa., into a multispecialty surgical hospital, according to a March 26 LevittownNow.com report. 

Robert Finch, MD, a physician who helped found Springfield (Ill.) Clinic's ASC, died from complications related to frontotemporal degeneration March 12 in Austin, Texas, according to an obituary published in The State Journal-Register. 

Wisconsin is the state with the lowest malpractice award payout per capita, according to WalletHub's "2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors" ranking, released March 21.