Brunswick, Ga.-based Premier Surgery Center has completed its first Stryker Mako robotic-assisted total joint replacement, according to a Sept. 12 Savannah Business Journal report. Kevin Brooks, MD, a surgeon with Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Orthopedics who has performed more than 2,000…
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Regulatory pressures and uncertainty, continued labor shortages, reimbursement issues and cybersecurity risks are a few of the challenges that ASCs are up against. However, it is not all doom and gloom for the industry, as some positive actions and steps…
NorthStar Anesthesia has continued to expand into the ophthalmology sector in 2025, partnering with a number of ophthalmology-focused ASCs. So far in 2025, the company has partnered with ASCs including Takle Eye Surgery Center, Marion Eye Surgery Center, Professional Eye…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health has appointed Peter Filocamo, MD, as chief of service for anesthesia. Prior to Kaleida Health, Dr. Filocamo served as an assistant clinical professor of anesthesiology at UCLA, as well as a staff anesthesiologist with Kaiser Permanente…
Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio is planning a nine-bed heart unit as part of its expanded pediatric intensive care unit. The move will place all heart patients in one location, allowing for continuous, specialized care from a dedicated team, according…
Portland-based MaineHealth plans to invest $70 million to develop an orthopedic care hub that includes a surgery center, MaineBiz reported Sept. 11. About $20 million will go towards a freestanding ASC, the report said. It will be 14,000 square feet and…
Here are five recent controversies involving UnitedHealthcare, the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, as reported by Becker’s: 1. In a complaint filed Aug. 8 in Arizona, UnitedHealthcare alleged that Radiology Partners and its Arizona affiliate have been gaming the No…
Fairfield Healthcare Professionals Cardiology has expanded by adding Steven Mould, MD, as well as opening a new office suite. Dr. Mould is a preventive cardiologist and manages heart health by identifying and addressing risk factors to help prevent major cardiac…
Here are five new ASCs and outpatient centers that have opened or are being planned in the Northeast, as reported by Becker’s since Aug. 4:
A second lawsuit against the shuttered Sturm Cosmetic Surgery Center in Ames, Iowa, and its physician-owner, Lindsay Sturm, DO, has been dismissed, the Ames Tribune reported Sept. 11. The lawsuit was filed by Joseph Kaissi, a resident of the United…