The Cardiac Surgical Institute of Northwest Florida has opened a freestanding ASC in Panama City, Fla., and performed its first procedures Dec. 15, according to a Dec. 16 report from NBC affiliate WJHG. The new center offers services including heart…
Author: Sophie Eydis
Anesthesia teams are under pressure as surgical demand rises, staffing tightens and financial strains mount. Yet the specialty is entering a pivotal year of change, and the decisions made now will shape its future, leaders told Becker’s. Question: What is…
More than 400,000 Cigna Healthcare members in Arizona could lose access to Tenet Healthcare’s Phoenix-based Abrazo Health network if the two organizations fail to reach a new agreement by the end of the year, the Phoenix Business Journal reported Dec.…
Providers of healthcare in the US have increasingly been pushed aside and commoditized by hospitals and insurers. As such our healthcare payment system is deeply flawed, with high costs, unequal access, and complex reimbursement systems. This paper proposes a three-tiered,…
1. Winborne Macphail. Ms. Macphail is the CEO of Birmingham, Ala.-based SCA Health, where she oversees national strategy and operations for a growing network of more than 370 ASCs and specialty practices across 37 states. She has led sustained year-over-year…
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Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, ASCs will receive separate Medicare reimbursement for two electronic infusion pumps used in non-opioid pain management, according to a Dec. 10 news release from Rochester Hills, Mich.-based InfuSystem. The change is part of the final 2026…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners said its subsidiary, Surgery Center Holdings, plans to offer an additional $425 million in senior unsecured notes, due 2032. The notes will carry a 7.25% interest rate and will be issued as part of the same…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Flagship Healthcare Properties has acquired a fully leased ASC in Pensacola, Fla. The facility houses The Endoscopy Center and was built for Gastroenterology Associates of Pensacola, now part of Miami-based Gastro Health, according to a Dec. 1 news…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Flagship Healthcare Properties has acquired a fully leased ASC in Madison, Ala. The facility includes six operating rooms, six endoscopy procedure rooms and one pain procedure room. It was built in 2004 and expanded in 2023, according to…
Sioux Falls, N.D.-based Sanford Health has received a grant through a joint initiative between Pfizer and the American College of Cardiology to improve early detection and accurate diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis. Sanford was one of three recipients of the grant,…