A significant driver of the ASC markets’ growth in the last year is patient preference — including in specialty-specific practices like endoscopy centers. ASCs often present a more affordable, convenient and comfortable alternative to hospitals for outpatient procedures — and…
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Hospital-based physician staffing — the industry that supplies much of the country’s contracted anesthesia, emergency medicine and hospitalist coverage — has seen a string of bankruptcy filings since 2019. Two of the five cases below involved stand-alone anesthesia groups; the…
Touro, a nonprofit hospital in New Orleans, opened a renovation that doubles the size of its outpatient surgery center, according to an Aug. 27 report from Biz New Orleans. The facility now includes six operating rooms and 15 pre- and…
Hospital employment rates vary dramatically by specialty, from nearly 79% in hematology and oncology to under 27% in podiatry, according to 2026 Trilliant Health data. The pattern reflects a clear divide between procedural and hospital-based specialties, which cluster toward employment,…
The physician owners of Atlas Surgery Center in Amherst, N.Y., have proposed the sale of their majority stake in the facility for $54 million, an Atlas physician confirmed to Becker’s in an email Aug. 27. Per the proposed deal, the…
Health systems, investors and industry analysts are increasingly pointing to a common theme when it comes to ASCs: relative to hospitals and health insurers, their financial profile looks comparatively steady, even as broader reimbursement and cost pressures persist across healthcare.…
WashU Medicine has named Andrés M. Bur, MD, FACS, chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery in its Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, effective Oct. 22, 2026,ASCO Post reported Aug. 27. Dr. Bur will also serve as…
As anesthesia workforce shortages persist nationwide, more hospitals and ASCs are paying stipends to secure anesthesia coverage. About 80% of hospitals now offer some form of anesthesia stipend, citing factors such as unfavorable payer mix, irregular OR schedules, low facility…
More than half of U.S. physicians, 59.4%, are now employed by a hospital or health system, according to a new analysis from Trilliant Health that assessed 700,000 physicians across the country. Here are four more things to know 1. The…
Woodside Health has acquired Nansemond River Medical Center, a 33,000-square-foot medical outpatient building in Suffolk, Va., according to an Aug. 26 news release. The property is anchored by Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center and houses multiple specialty clinical tenants. The…