Patsy Newitt

Hillsboro, Ohio-based Adena Greenfield Medical Center broke ground on a $3 million medical office building, the center said Oct. 7. 

A building housing the Specialty Surgery Center in Nashville, Tenn., sold for $6.6 million, Nashville Post reported Oct. 8. 

CMS plans to issue a rule that will require ASCs, along with all other healthcare providers, to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for staff as a condition of participating in Medicare. 

A North Carolina ASC added two robotic-assisted surgical systems one year after opening.

With health systems mandating COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers, and CMS expected to mandate staff vaccinations as a condition of participating in Medicare, many ASC leaders are worried about further strains on staffing. 

Construction began this summer on a surgery center on Little Rock, Ark.-based CARTI's cancer treatment campus, the center said. 

Houma, La.-based Cardiovascular Institute of the South named Ryan Hebert COO, Biz New Orleans reported Oct. 6. 

CRH Medical Corp. acquired a majority stake in two Florida anesthesia practices, the company said Oct. 7. 

McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Va., became the first veterans hospital in the U.S. to onboard Medtronic's GI Genius endoscopy system, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Oct. 5.

UnitedHealth Group has issued COVID-19 vaccination requirements.