When Chicago-based Midwest Anesthesia Partners lost a major hospital contract in 2024, the company reshaped its strategy — a pivot that doubled its ASC contracts and reinforced its commitment to independent practice. Marco Fernandez, MD, president of Midwest Anesthesia Partners,…
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HCA Healthcare has appointed Shaun Cartwright as chief operating officer of its ASC division, Surgery Ventures. In his new role, Mr. Cartwright will oversee all operating regions, which encompass 150 ASCs across 16 states and involve around 3,400 physician partners,…
Hawaii is the happiest state in the country, while West Virginia is the least-happy, according to a Sept. 8 report from WalletHub. To create the ranking, WalletHub drew on publicly available data from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau,…
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health has broken ground on a new medical center that will include an ASC, CBS News Detroit reported Sept. 8. The 89,00-square-foot center will be located in Royal Oak, Mich., and is slated to open in…
A Hyattsville, Md., man has pleaded guilty to stealing physician identities to create fraudulent e-prescribing accounts, the Justice Department said in a Sept. 5 news release. What happened?
A multispecialty ASC in Panama City, Fla., leased by SCA Health, has been sold, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The 15,255-square-foot facility, Northwest Surgery Center, includes three operating rooms, two procedure rooms, pre- and post-operative recovery areas,…
As consolidation accelerates, regulations tighten and financial pressures mount, ASC leaders are rethinking how ownership structures can support long-term sustainability. Four ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what immediate change they would make to today’s ownership landscape, and why it…
As marijuana use grows more common, a review from Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine warns it can make surgeries and procedures riskier. The review, published in the October 2025 issue of Current Opinions in Anesthesiology, found cannabis users…
Former Hurley Medical Center Chief of Cardiology Samir Elian, MD, is suing the Flint, Mich.-based hospital, alleging his contracts were terminated after he raised concerns about practices that put patients at risk, according to a report from MLive.com. In a…
Greenville, S.C.-based Eye Health America has partnered with Janet Betchkal, MD, a glaucoma specialist in Jacksonville, Fla. Dr. Betchkal has more than 30 years of experience and has been in private practice for more than two decades, according to a…