1. 5 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs Full story

2. Is the payer outlook bright or dark for ASCs? Full story

3. 4 physicians join Beacon Orthopaedics following competitor's merger Full story

4. How to promote clinician self-care in ASCs: 5 strategies from Cardinal Health experts. Click here to read more.

5. How USPI's integration of 45 SurgCenter Development ASCs is going & growth plans for 2021 Full story

6. 4 recent ENT business moves Full story

7. What 10 cities charge for 5 common ASC procedures Full story

8. Physicians Endoscopy partner develops, leads COVID-19 testing program Full story

9. 46 percent of patients would prefer surgery performed in an ASC over a hospital. Click here to find out why.

10. AstraZeneca's shot may reduce virus transmission; drugmakers partner to combat multiple variants and more — 5 updates on the COVID-19 vaccine Full story

11. New Mexico hospital, medical office building & ASC opens Full story

12. Oregon ASC Association argues against proposed bill to limit M&A Full story

13. Our biggest event of the year is still on. Join healthcare's leading executives during Becker's 11th Annual Meeting. Register for the virtual event here. 

17. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates
• Test positivity rate + new cases
• Vaccinations administered

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. A new era for telehealth: Why sustaining virtual care programs is essential to health systems' future success. Click here to read the report. 

2. Hospital renovations can disrupt sterile processing. Click here to learn how to maintain uptime processing and maintain surgical volume.

3. Forget the crystal ball. Research suggests finance leaders can expect these 11 trends for healthcare in 2021