The FDA added sodium citrate tubes to its list of shortages, and the White House included four supply chain initiatives to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Author: Patsy Newitt
Los Angeles-based DOCS Surgical Hospital is investing in employee retention and medical equipment in response to the growth the ASC has experienced in the past year.
Telemedicine and other technological advancements have changed the way gastroenterologists approach postoperative care.
The Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society named Jeff Blankenship its new board member, the organization said June 14.
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center is planning three new ASCs, according to a June 14 email from the health system.
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The percentage of ASC specialists that saw a net worth above $5 million and under $500,000 declined in the past year, according to Medcape's Physician Wealth & Debt Reports from 2021 and 2020.
The Center for Special Surgery broke ground on a $26 million medical campus with an ASC in West Fargo, N.D., according to a June 11 news release.
West Virginia was named the worst state for physicians to practice twice in the past five years by Medscape's Best and Worst Places to Practice reports from 2017-21.
Florida is leading the charge with 11 ASCs opened or announced in 2021 so far.
When hospitals paused elective surgeries and cut spending during the COVID-19 pandemic, some ASCs chose to invest in technology to facilitate growth.