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Michael Powers, administrator of Children's West Surgery Center in Knoxville, Tenn., is Becker's ASC Administrator of the Week. 

Since 2020, the state of Oregon saw a decline in the number of ASCs in the state, according to data from the National ASC Association. 

Although the ASC industry remains fragmented, some leaders are worried about the viability of independent ASCs amid an increasingly consolidated healthcare landscape. 

Patients are 2.3 times more likely to report signs of infection post-procedure if they perceive an ASC as being less clean than it should be, according to a survey of millions of patients in the U.S. conducted by Compass One…

ASCs outpaced hospital outpatient departments in the U.S. by about 30 percent as of July 2022, according to a Feb. 16 report from Compass One Healthcare and healthcare performance improvement company Press Ganey. 

The perception of cleanliness in ASCs is paramount for patients, according to a survey of millions of patients in the U.S. conducted by Compass One Healthcare and healthcare performance improvement company Press Ganey and released in a Feb. 16 report.

Rosalind Brewer, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, is No. 14 on nonprofit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow's list of "overpaid" healthcare CEOs.

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