Author: Patsy Newitt

Between skyrocketing travel nurse pay and hospital sign-on bonuses, ASCs are struggling to recruit and retain nurses. 

California and Texas lead the charge as states with the most active registered nurse licenses, according to new data from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. 

Bellin Health is moving forward with plans to build an ASC in Ashwaubenon, Wis., construction company Jigsaw Team said this week. 

Surgical Care Affiliates' MemorialCare Surgical Center Laguna Woods (Calif.) performed the first Persona IQ implant in the Western U.S., SCA said Feb. 17. 

Construction of Portsmouth, N.H.-based New England Center for Orthopaedic Surgery has been completed. 

On average, nonprofit hospital CEOs make eight times more than workers without advanced degrees, according to a study of more than 1,000 hospitals by the Lown Institute.

Montecito Medical Real Estate has purchased a medical office building in Virginia Beach, Va., for $21 million, Virginia Business reported Feb. 17. 

The Justice Department and FBI have enacted a new initiative to detect and prosecute collusive exploitation of supply chain disruptions, the department said Feb. 16.

The "shopping era" of healthcare and new price transparency requirements give patients more power than ever, a pairing that could leave ASCs poised for growth. 

Healthcare facilities, including ASCs, in 24 states faced their first federal COVID-19 vaccination deadline Feb. 14.