Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Minn., has added John Wight, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. Wight is a cardiologist and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, according to a Sept. 30 news release from…
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Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health added 90 ambulatory care sites over the past two fiscal years, including 34 across nine states in 2025. “A CommonSpirit CEO Wright Lassiter III said on an Oct. 1 investor call that the system has dropped its…
As the ASC industry heats up with competition between hospitals, health systems, corporate entities and independent practices, smaller and mid-sized practices are getting creative in their approach to practice growth and consolidation. Three-way or hybrid joint ventures This development model…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Flagship Healthcare Properties has acquired an ambulatory surgery center in Panama City, Fla., expanding its Florida portfolio. The property is home to Northwest Florida Surgery Center, a multispecialty ASC with three operating rooms and two procedure rooms. Having…
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital has completed construction of a surgery center in Altoona, Wis., according to an Oct. 5 report from Gazette Xtra. River Prairie Surgery Center is at the site of a former HSHS hospitals and Prevea Clinic location. As…
Overland, Kan.-based Head and Neck Surgery of Kansas City is expanding into its fourth location as it takes over the office of Parker Thornton, MD, at his office in Shawnee Mission, Kan. According to a Sept. 24 news release, Dr.…
Anesthesiologists are facing rising malpractice insurance costs, largely driven by high-risk procedures and sometimes limited access to standard coverage. According to data released Oct. 6 by Homewood Insurance Group, a Naples, Fla.-based medical insurance group, anesthesiologists pay average annual malpractice…
Artificial intelligence is making its way into anesthesia — not as a replacement for clinicians, but as a tool to improve safety, precision and efficiency. From real-time monitoring to risk prediction, AI systems are beginning to reshape how anesthesia teams…
ASC financing is quietly shifting from all-or-nothing equity models to more nuanced ownership structures. Physician groups are increasingly exploring hybrid models, partial equity sales and governance arrangements that preserve both capital access and clinical control. Here are five emerging trends…
Shantanu Gaur, MD, founded Allurion in 2009 while he was a student at Boston-based Harvard Medical School. Now, as CEO of the Natick, Mass.-based company, he’s leading efforts to redefine obesity care through nonsurgical innovation, digital health and global accessibility.…