Author: Patsy Newitt

ValueHealth is building a joint replacement facility with an ASC in Concord Township, Pa., Bernardon, an architecture firm involved with the project, said Aug. 5. 

The physician-owned, Amherst-based Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York sold a majority stake to Catholic Health, Buffalo Business First reported Aug. 5. 

COVID-19-spurred staffing shortages still are affecting many ASCs nationally. 

Many healthcare providers are concerned about the personal protective equipment supply chain as the COVID-19 delta variant surges nationwide. 

Ninety percent of anesthesiologist's income declined because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Medscape's "Anesthesiologist Compensation Report 2021."

Twenty-two percent of physicians said inappropriate behavior outside the workplace has increased in the past five years, according to Medscape's new report, "Physicians Behaving Badly: Has It Gotten Worse?"

Louisiana has ranked in the top eight worst states for healthcare for the past four years, according to WalletHub.

Real estate firm Sanders Capital Partners acquired an ASC in Duluth, Ga., for $2.3 million, Birmingham Business Journal reported Aug. 3. 

Hospital staff in Texas and Florida are spread thin, struggling to treat rising numbers of hospitalized patients as COVID-19 surges throughout both states.  

Plymouth (Minn.) Planning Commission unanimously approved a mixed-use development that will house a Twin Cities Orthopedics ASC and clinic, Sun Sailor reported Aug. 3.