Author: Patsy Newitt

Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and colorectal cancer screening procedures dropped more than 80 percent in the early stages of the pandemic. 

Kaiser Permanente broke ground on the addition of an 89,000-square-foot ASC and infusion services to its Murrieta (Calif.) Medical Offices.

Lakewood, Wash.-based Puget Sound Surgical Center finished its renovation and expansion, according to an April 13 release. 

Physician Partners of America named Bryan Davis as the company's senior vice president of anesthesia and ASC operations. 

Alka Atal-Barrio, MD, CMO of The Everett (Wash.) Clinic, joined "Becker's Spine & Orthopedics Podcast" to talk about her role as a clinical leader during the pandemic and Everett Clinic's steps toward value-based care. 

Financial decline and contract expiration were two reasons for ASC closures in the first quarter of 2021.

Private equity backing and increasing consolidation is a common trend in ophthalmology centers in the past year. 

The FDA is urging healthcare providers to cease the crisis capacity measures like reusing N95 masks because of an increased domestic supply. 

Gainesville-based University of Florida Health broke ground on a 23-hour unit expansion at its surgery center, the UF Health Surgical Center. 

OrthoIllinois withdrew its application to build an ASC in Beloit, Wis., after a monthslong controversy over planning and zoning, the Beloit Daily News reported April 12.