Patsy Newitt

Private equity firms have become major players in the ASC industry through targeted acquisitions, platform building and strategic investments, according to an October report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. 2016: Kelso & Company purchased PE GI Solutions (formerly known…

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners is one of the country’s largest ASC operators, with more than 200 centers across 33 states. In 2025, the company doubled down on high-acuity outpatient growth and recycled capital out of heavier hospital assets into de…

Next Bio-Research Services, doing business as Next Molecular Analytics, has agreed to pay at least $758,000 to settle allegations it paid illegal kickbacks to physicians and marketers, according to a Dec. 4 Department of Justice news release. What happened?

Greg DeConciliis, administrator of Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites and president of Massachusetts Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, joined Becker’s to discuss his team’s data-first, payer-education approach to rate defense. Editor’s note: This interview was edited  Question: How are you approaching…

Private equity firms are drawn to the ASC industry by strong growth, fragmented ownership and earnings potential, according to an October report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. The report identifies several ASC companies with private equity backing:

With anesthesia shortages dragging on and outpatient cases getting more complex, SCA Health, Optum’s ASC division, is thinking long-term in regards to how anesthesia is staffed and delivered. Leaders told Becker’s the answer isn’t a short-term patch. Instead, SCA is…

ASCs are seeing a surge in colonoscopy demand as CRC rates rise, especially among adults under 50.  Updated screening guidelines that lowered the recommended starting age from 50 to 45 have added millions of newly eligible patients, driving a steady…

Amanda Ryan, DO, interventional cardiologist and CEO of the Carlsbad-based Advanced Heart and Vascular Center of New Mexico, joined Becker’s to discuss her center’s 2025 milestone of expanding access to advanced arrhythmia care by bringing electrophysiology services in-house.  Editor’s note:…

This is a bimonthly column by Les Jebson, administrator of the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Network at Prisma Health. This is the first installment. In the orchestration of an efficient orthopedic program, healthcare insurers, patient health status and surgeon scheduling-facility…

Anesthesia staffing shortages and rising cost pressures are forcing ASCs to compete harder for providers and rethink how to keep teams stable over the long term. At SCA Health, Optum’s ASC arm, leaders say retention is driven by a focused…