Author: Patsy Newitt

The Ohio State University Wexner is opening a $161.2 million outpatient campus with an ASC in Dublin, Ohio, in September. 

Charlotte, N.C., and Milwaukee are consistently ranked in the top five cities for physician compensation in the last five years. 

Staff shortages, exacerbated by COVID-19 infections and mandates, are hurting ASCs nationwide. Four ASC administrators discussed their strategies to mitigate these shortages with Becker's. 

Lumberton, N.C.-based UNC Health Southeastern is closing outpatient services and clinics on Jan. 21 amid the threat of severe winter weather, according to The Robesonian. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health has opened a digestive health institute and will begin offering endoscopic services this month, the Orlando Sentinel reported Jan. 16. 

A Houma, La.-based practice became the first ASC in the country to implant Biotronik's Orsiro Mission coronary artery drug eluting stent. 

ASCs Inc. sold the Newport Beach (Calif.) Multi-Specialty Surgery Center to a regional ASC management company.

Construction of Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health's $70 million facility with an ASC is moving along, Commercial News reported Jan. 20. 

Here are seven COVID-19 updates from the last week:

Here are the top 10 surgery residency programs, from Doximity's 2021-2022 Residency Navigator: