Patsy Newitt

From President Joe Biden appointing a White House physician to Surgery Partners adding board members, here are the biggest executive moves in 2021 for ASC leaders to know:

ASCs in rural areas may find it difficult to facilitate growth, but one ASC in Illinois is still finding opportunities.

Arizona Urology Specialists opened a urology ASC in Phoenix, the company announced June 9. 

Christina Holloway, administrator of the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Bala Cynwyd (Penn.) spoke with Becker's ASC Review on how her center is restructuring policies post-COVID-19. 

Becker's ASC Review has reported on 48 ASCs opened or announced by hospitals or health systems in 2021. 

Minnesota has been the top state for physicians to practice for the past four out of five years, according to a Medscape report examining compensation, practice conditions and quality of life across the U.S.

ASCs are still struggling with resource acquisition and supply management because of rising costs and pandemic-related shortages. 

Tenet-owned Baptist Health System is planning a campus with an ASC that could approach $400 million at full build out, San Antonio Business Journal reported June 8. 

From supply shortages to caseload decline, here's how eight ASC leaders are tackling the biggest challenges at their ASCs:

When hospitals were overrun during the pandemic, many ASCs had to navigate increases in caseloads.