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The annual operating budget for ASCs fluctuated from 2019 to 2020 for many centers, with more centers reporting less than $1 million and more reporting $10 million or above, according to OR Manager's "2020 Career & Salary Survey."

A Minnesota physician was robbed and shot in a hospital parking ramp on Sept. 14, according to a report in the Star Tribune.

Patient warming can be an important tool for surgeons in ensuring patients are comfortable during surgery and reducing surgical site infections, according to two recent meta-analyses published in January and May.

Here are 10 updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note:

 Laura Dydra, the editor-in-chief of Becker’s ASC Review, sat down (remotely) with Jim Freund, a senior partner at ASCs Inc. and Becker’s Healthcare very first vendor partner more than 25 years ago to get his take on what they have…

In mid-March, hospitals across the country halted elective surgeries due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. While many ASCs did experience initial shock—volume across the nation dropped 80% between February and April—most ASCs have now rebounded to pre-pandemic activity.

The FDA sent warning letters to 17 website operators about the illegal sale of unapproved and misbranded opioids.

Portsmouth, N.H.-based Atlantic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine broke ground on the New England Center for Orthopaedic Surgery, Fosters.com reports.

Researchers found that Black patients were less likely to use freestanding ASCs in New York and Florida, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

Residents of eventual COVID-19 hotspots searched for information on gastrointestinal symptoms in the weeks preceding increases in disease incidence, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.