Author: Staff

The outlook for ASCs is bright despite challenges brought on by the pandemic in the past year.

A former grocery store in Hollis, N.H., will be converted into an ambulatory surgical center, Town Planner Mark Fougere told the New Hampshire Union Leader.

Surgery Center Services of America is building another ASC in Scottsdale, Ariz., the company said in an Oct. 4 post.

A healthcare organization's leadership team and workplace culture play a huge role in where employees fall on the spectrum of burnout and engagement, according to Katie Lawrence, executive director of ambulatory optimization and integration with Prisma Health Medical Group. 

Advanced Surgical Care of Clearwater (Fla.) opened in August, an employee told Becker's ASC Review Oct. 5.

Here are three noteworthy surgery center closures — both temporary and permanent — Becker's ASC Review has reported so far this year:

COVID-19 has changed the way surgery centers view disposables. Before the pandemic, disposables were a part of ambulatory surgical center (ASC) processes, but many reusable items were common.

Following the FDA's labeling change, Miami-based Gastro Health now offers patients access to CapsoCam Plus treatments at home.

Dallas-based investment firm Ridgeline Capital Partners acquired a 70,000-square-foot medical office building in Irving, Texas, The Dallas Morning News reports.

Richmond, Va.-based Medarva Healthcare opened an outpatient imaging center in Henrico, Va., Richmond BizSense reports.