Patsy Newitt

From ASC acquisitions to onboarding surgical robots, here are seven Texas ASC moves from the past month:

Iterative Scopes appointed GI Alliance executive Timothy Ritter, MD, to its scientific advisory board, the company said Oct. 1. 

While the CDC estimates the number of newly reported COVID-19 cases will soon drop, hospitals nationally are still struggling amid staffing shortages and capacity concerns. 

Private equity firms were the buyer in 63 percent of second-quarter deals, according to a Bass Berry & Sims report published in JDSupra.

NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn opened a medical group multispecialty office in Brooklyn, N.Y., the group said in a Sept. 30 email. 

Independence Blue Cross and Exton, Pa.-based US Digestive Health signed a five-year agreement, the company said in a Sept. 30 email. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health is developing a specialized gastrointestinal diagnostic and treatment program, the health system said Sept. 30. 

Marietta (Ohio) Memorial Hospital is reportedly the first in the U.S. to fully convert to single-use duodenoscopes for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures, News and Sentinel reported Sept. 30.

The US gastroenterology ASC market is expected to reach $10.8 billion by 2026, according to a Sept. 30 report by consulting firm Grand View Research. 

Montecito Medical acquired a medical office building housing a surgery center in Arlington, Texas, the company said Sept. 30.