Multiple developers are set to break ground on a healthcare facility and surgery center in Hoover, Ala., according to an Aug. 13 report from Yellow Hammer News. The South Haven Surgical Plaza is an 80,000-square-foot, four-story medical center that includes…
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As CMS continues to phase out the inpatient-only list and expand the procedures approved for ASCs, new opportunities are emerging for ASC leaders looking to add or expand specialty service lines. Three ASC leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss the…
Nurses at 10 SSM Health outpatient locations in Dane County, Wis., are attempting to unionize, according to an Aug. 13 report from Wisconsin Public Radio. The nurses filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, seeking a union election.…
Anesthesia workforce shortages are driving case cancellations, room closures and lost surgical volume at ASCs nationwide, according to SedAssure’s 2026 Anesthesia Access and Sedation Survey, shared with Becker’s Aug. 12. The survey polled 150 ASC perioperative and administrative leaders across…
Cardiology is following orthopedics, urology and other specialties toward the ASC, but it’s just on a longer timeline. Gary Kirsh, MD, the new CEO of national cardiology platform Cardiovascular Logistics and co-founder of Solaris Health, the largest urology-focused MSO in…
Consider the arc. Paper charts gave way to electronic records, and electronic records got rich enough that data stopped being scarce. What did not change is that the work between departments still moves at the speed of someone remembering to…
Sep 9, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Sarah Galyon
- William A. Conrad, MD
For much of the past decade, the story of physicians’ practice has moved decidedly away from independence. Hospital and corporate employment of physicians climbed from 62% to 78% between 2019 and 2023, and private practice fell from 60% of physicians…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners has added 330 physicians so far in 2026, and this year’s recruits are generating revenue nearly 16% faster than last year’s class did, according to Eric Evans, the company’s CEO. Here are five things to know…
Many finance teams have already pointed AI at the routine work — accelerating analysis, automating mundane tasks. While that progress is meaningful, it is also the smaller opportunity. The larger change is where finance spends its attention. When emerging trends…
Sep 29, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Frank Stevens, Chief Product Officer, Strata
- Josh Wiggins, Vice President of Product Management, Strata
Financial instability can predict a patient’s recovery as powerfully as medication adherence. Healthcare organizations rarely treat it that way. Financial well-being is not adjacent to patient care. It is embedded in it. A serious illness or a forced early retirement…
Sep 16, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Surya Kolluri, Senior Vice President, Head of, TIAA Institute
- Marti DiLiema, Gerontologist and Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota School of Social Work
- Colin M. Pierce, CFP ®, CRPC ®, Senior Managing Director, Head of Healthcare Practice, TIAA Retirement Solutions