Author: Patsy Newitt

For reasons varying from COVID-19 concerns to job insecurity, many patients still are opting out of elective surgeries. 

Six of Surgery Center Services' planned ASCs are ophthalmology-based, CEO Philip Blair told Becker's ASC Review.

ENT, anesthesia and dermatology were among the specialties with the biggest decreases in physician pay between 2020 and 2021.

Atlantic, N.J.-based AtlantiCare's new Center for Orthopedic Surgery performed its 100th total joint replacement May 14.

Physician-owned St. George (Utah) Surgical Center is collaborating with Mesa (Nev.) View Regional Hospital on inpatient robotics-assisted knee replacement surgeries. 

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia has expanded its Illinois reach through a partnership with Sinai Chicago, according to a May 18 release. 

Mask manufacturers are urging President Joe Biden to boost personal protective equipment manufacturing. 

Plastic surgery had the biggest growth in physician pay in the past year. 

The Vascular Institute of the Rockies has opened Colorado's cardiovascular ASC in Denver, according to a May 17 release. 

A recent survey found that physicians in their final year of training are less likely to receive job offers, likely due to the pandemic.