Patsy Newitt

Avid Medical recalled its medical supply kits, and New York hospitals now have stockpiles of personal protective equipment.

Ascension Saint Thomas is opening a $16 million ASC in Murfreesboro, Tenn., in August, the Daily News Journal reported July 5. 

Wilmington (N.C.) Eye named Kathy Erickson the practice's first CEO, according to a Wilmington Biz report. 

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear named Mark Varvares, MD, chief of the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, according to a news release. 

Compass Surgical Partners is finishing up an ASC in Asheville, N.C., according to a July 4 LinkedIn post. 

Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Health named Sean McCallister the administrator of a new ASC and gastroenterology center on its campus in Meridian, Idaho, the health system announced July 2. 

AdventHealth is looking into adding a new hospital campus that would include a surgery center and a hotel in Orlando, Fla., the Orlando Business Journal reported July 1.

Boston Children's Hospital is planning a $435 million suburban expansion, which will include an ASC, the Boston Globe reported July 1. 

Austin (Texas) Eye is opening a location with an ASC on July 29, according to a Community Impact report. 

Since becoming the managing director of North Hollywood, Calif.-based Universal Care Surgery Center in 2016, Boris Tripolski has transformed the center's work environment, according to colleagues.