Author: Patsy Newitt

Two ophthalmology clinics are opening in North Carolina, and private equity-backed ophthalmology companies are expanding. 

Steven Selde, former assistant director of government affairs for the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, was named director of the Association for Accessible Medicines' Biosimilars Council. 

A Florida appeals court ruled May 21 that Orlando-based Sand Lake Surgery Center must produce relevant billing records for the treatment of two personal injury plaintiffs, even though it already sold its stake in the case to a litigation funding…

While the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the ASC industry, some have found it has also created opportunities for growth. 

Salida, Colo.-based Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center signed a contract with Associates of GI, the Ark Valley Voice reported May 24. 

Wilmington (N.C.) Eye is opening an ophthalmology ASC in late 2021, estimated to cost $7.5 million. 

AdventHealth is expanding its Tampa Bay (Fla.) campus with a $256 million surgical tower. 

Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Health opened an ASC on May 24, according to a LinkedIn post by the health system. 

The administrator of Pensacola-based North Florida Surgical Center, Jessica Sorsby, has only held her position since July 2020 — but her colleagues say she already has made distinct and sustainable improvements in her center's revenue generation and work culture.

The Surgery Center of Greater Nashua (N.H.) is now fully owned by Nashua-based Southern New Hampshire Health, according to a May 19 release.