Patsy Newitt

Knoxville-based University of Tennessee Medical Center's new ASC, the Advanced Orthopaedic Institute, reached a major construction milestone.

With increased industry consolidation and almost 70 percent of physicians reporting being employed by hospitals at the end of 2020, ASC leaders have differing opinions on the importance of independence. 

Seven percent of cardiologists have a net worth of more than $5 million, according to Medscape.

Minneapolis-based MedCraft Investment Partners acquired a TriHealth ASC in Ohio, according to a July 8 email. 

The Supreme Court decided not to hear the American Hospital Association's appeal of a change to the 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule. 

Austin, Texas-based Avanza Healthcare Strategies added Cassy Kincaid, RN, PhD, to consult on the migration of cardiovascular services to ASCs, the company announced July 7.

The Charlotte, N.C.-based Antezana Multi-Specialty Center, owned by neurosurgeon David Antezana, MD, and his wife, Nicole, reached a construction milestone. 

SurgCenter Development is finishing an ASC in East Lansing, Mich., according to a LinkedIn post by Kadean Construction Company, the construction company involved with the project. 

White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal underwent knee surgery at Chicago-based Gold Coast Surgery Center to repair a torn tendon he suffered July 5. 

Fifty percent of gastroenterologists who took financial hits because of the pandemic expect their income to return to normal in this year, according to Medscape.