Author: Patsy Newitt

Wilmington, N.C.-based, physician-owned EmergeOrtho named Allison Farmer as its first statewide CEO, according to a WilmingtonBiz report. 

An Illinois hospital had to postpone elective surgeries for almost three weeks because of a lack of anesthesia providers.

Seven gastroenterology leaders spoke with Becker's ASC Review on what they see as the biggest disruptor in the GI industry.  

Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health is building a near-$70 million campus with an ASC. 

The already looming physician shortage was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic — pushing physicians to plan for early retirement. 

A proposed zoning change is laying the groundwork for the expansion of Duluth, Minn.-based Lakewalk Surgery Center, Duluth News Tribune reported Sept. 12. 

CMS plans to require ASCs to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees. 

More than 2 of 5 active physicians will be older than 65 in the next decade, but one surgeon said he thinks this could be a benefit for practicing physicians.

A medical office building dubbed the Tualatin (Ore.) Surgery Center was sold, according to Ethos Commercial Advisors, the agent who advised the seller.

Suzanne Manzi, MD, co-founder of Houston-based Performance Pain & Sports Medicine, implanted her first patient with Medtronic's Vanta spinal cord stimulator.