Author: Patsy Newitt

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis is planning to open a $75 million surgery center, according to the university. 

Amanda Hawkins, BSN, RN, administrator of The Surgery Center of Charleston (S.C.), recently was elected treasurer of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.

Physician trust in healthcare leaders took a hit during the pandemic, according to a study reported by Medscape Medical News on May 24. 

When hospitals shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, some ASCs saw caseloads increase when surgeries were unable to be performed in hospital settings. 

North American Partners in Anesthesia expanded its services to Union (N.J.) Surgery Center, part of Atlantic Health System's Overlook Medical Center – Union Campus.

A bill has been introduced to strengthen the U.S. national stockpile, and Abbot is recalling 62,000 pacemakers. 

U.S. biotech company Pieris Pharmaceuticals partnered with Roche subsidiary Genentech for $20 million up front and may be eligible to receive more than $1.4 billion in additional milestone payments, The Pharma Letter reported May 25.

Dermatology saw one of the sharpest declines in average number of patients seen by physicians per week from before COVID-19 to now.

Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates has chosen HOTB Software's compliance management platform, SCT|CoreCompli, to provide survey data management for its more than 220 ASCs.

Private equity has seen consistent success in gastroenterology, with firms like One GI acquiring at least three firms since the start of 2021.