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Testing all pediatric patients for COVID-19 before they undergo procedures requiring anesthesia may help conserve personal protective equipment, according to research presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' 2020 annual meeting.

Becker's ASC Review compiled a timeline of significant medical coding updates that have been proposed or implemented so far this year:

A surgery center was built from the ground up in New Hope, Pa., according to The FGX Group, a construction firm involved in developing the facility.

During the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses' virtual meeting, Surgical Information Systems Chief Nursing Officer Ann Geier, RN, moderated a panel discussion about the challenges ASCs are facing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, OR Manager reported Sept. 30.

Here's how Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Nashville-based Surgery Partners' shares have fluctuated over the last five days.

Rockford, Ill.-based Mercyhealth's Javon Bea Hospital in Rockton, Ill., opened the Rockton Campus Endoscopy Center Oct. 5, local news affiliate WIFR reports.

CRH Medical and a group of physicians opened Western Carolina Anesthesia Associates in Hickory, N.C., Oct. 1.

New York City-based NYU Langone is one of a few surgery centers in the U.S. that performs robot-assisted surgery for cardiac tumors.

Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare implemented strict visitor restrictions in response to surging COVID-19 cases in Northeast and Central Wisconsin, Fox11News reports.

Here are 13 updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note: