From outpatient cardiology to new joint ventures, here are 10 standout ASC projects Becker’s has reported on in the last 6 months: 1. In May, Lestonnac Free Clinic opened a new free-of-charge surgery center in Orange County, Calif. The facility…
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Dignity Health Chandler (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center broke ground on a 100,000-square-foot ambulatory care center in Chandler. The new building will include an ASC, imaging center and a Dignity Health Medical Group practice, according to a Nov. 5 news release…
Many health systems are moving fast on AI, but scattered pilots and disconnected tools rarely scale or solve the day-to-day frictions clinicians and staff face. This session explores a pragmatic path forward: embedding AI agents into ERP systems to coordinate…
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Dr. Jim Whitfill
Chief Transformation Officer HonorHealth
Thom Bales
Principal, Health Services Advisory Leader PwC US
John Kravitz
VP, Global Head of Healthcare, Industries Workday Inc.
Here are five major supply chain deals Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 1: 1. Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier, Inc. entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Patient Square Capital in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.6…
In a viewpoint published Nov. 10 in Medscape, David Johnson, MD, chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion University in Norfolk, outlined four studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology 2025 Annual Meeting in Phoenix,…
From higher material costs to new tariffs, ASCs could face a new wave of supply chain pressures in 2026. Here are seven key things to know: 1. Medical supply chain costs are projected to rise 2.41% in 2026, up from…
When surgical operations span 13 hospitals, fragmentation shows up fast: misaligned metrics, inconsistent workflows, disconnected schedules and underused ORs. MultiCare Health System tackled this challenge systemwide with a new approach — one that enabled 3,200 additional surgical cases in one…
Dec 11, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Chris Hunt, MBA, MSHA, BSN, RN, CSSM, NEA-BC
AVP of Perioperative Services, MultiCare Health System
Katrina Freitag, MN, RN
Nurse Manager, Surgical Services, MultiCare Covington Medical Center
Tiane Kneerim
Associate Director, Client Outcomes Manager, LeanTaaS
Certificate-of-need laws, which regulate the development of new healthcare facilities and equipment purchases, continue to evolve across the U.S., reshaping ASC markets. Here are seven states where CON laws have shifted in the last few years: Alabama: Alabama state Sen.…
Here are four leadership changes — including both arrivals and departures — at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare in the past 20 days: 1. Alexis Mussi was appointed CEO of MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, part of HCA. Ms. Mussi most…
GLP-1 receptor agonists — the drug class that includes Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro — were linked to improved survival among colon cancer patients in a new observational study from UC San Diego. Researchers analyzed clinical data from more than 6,800…