1. New Hampshire orthopedic practice closing after hospital drops 17-year service agreement Full story

2. OhioHealth purchases adjacent surgery center Full story

3. San Diego VA allegedly removed extra tissue from patients for research without consent Full story

4. OR optimization for patients and providers — Hear from 3 Barnes-Jewish Hospital leaders during this live virtual event.

5. Physicians Endoscopy part of 3-way joint venture acquisition of New Jersey center Full story

6. ENT physician pay: 5 things to know Full story

7. Orthopedic ASC opened in 2020 has sights set on expansion, 2 other priorities Full story

8. Severe weather in South puts ASC surgeries on hold Full story

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

10. Physician pay for 10 ASC specialties Full story

11. ASC gets approval in Michigan: 3 details Full story

12. Oregon ophthalmologists urge state lawmakers to reject optometrist's scope of service expansion bill Full story

13. Join us this March for Becker's 2021 Orthopedic, Spine + ASC Virtual Forum! Click here to reserve a spot.

14. 'Dr. Death' patient dies years after botched spine surgery Full story

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

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