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By the end of 2022, there were roughly 6,087 Medicare-Certified ASCs in operation in the U.S., with California holding the most facilities at 848. 

More than 20% of the healthcare bankruptcies in 2023 were by private equity-backed companies, according to a new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. 

Deltona, Fla.-based Advanced Heart and Vascular Surgery Center, an affiliate of Cardiovascular Centers of America, has become the first ASC in Florida to launch a complete cardiac ablation service line.

The average annual salary for cardiologists has increased each of the last three years, jumping from $353,970 in 2021 to $423,250 in 2023, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Arlington Heights-based GI Alliance of Illinois, which is affiliated with management services organization GI Alliance, has relocated to a new clinic. 

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Sansum Clinic, now part of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, has added gastroenterologist Mick Meiselman, MD, to its team, according to an April 16 report from the Santa Barbara Independent.

Dallas-based Tenet, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, paid their CEO Saum Sutaria 305 times more than the company's median employee in 2023. 

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