As ASCs face workforce shortages, reimbursement pressure and rising expectations around access and efficiency from patients and regulators alike, maintaining stable anesthesia coverage is emerging as a major operational priority. ASC leaders across the U.S. cite reliable anesthesia staffing as…
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Mississippi lawmakers have approved legislation that would temporarily loosen certificate of need requirements for rural hospitals, allowing them to add services or expand facilities more easily, Mississippi Today reported March 12. The measure establishes a pilot program including about 55…
Field Medical, a medtech company improving care for complex cardiac arrhythmias, has appointed Mark Turco, MD, as CEO. Dr. Turco is an interventional cardiologist with more than three decades of leadership experience, including roles at venture-backed cardiovascular startups and medical…
Archer Property Partners acquired a three-building outpatient medical office portfolio in Orange County, Calif. The properties, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, Mission Viejo and Costa Mesa, are anchored by Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare, which previously held a minority stake in…
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Princeton, Ind.-based Deaconess Gibson Hospital has reopened a renovated outpatient procedure center near its hospital campus, the Princeton Clarion reported March 15. Shane Hayes, chief administrative officer at Deaconess Gibson Hospital, told the publication that the project had been three…
Anesthesiology leaders across the country are drawing national attention for achievements, innovation and career moves shaping the specialty. From a lifetime achievement honor for a pioneer in pediatric cardiac anesthesia to the launch of a telehealth ketamine therapy platform, these…
Independent physicians are increasingly expanding into ASCs, but many still lack the scale and infrastructure to capture the same savings and operational efficiencies available to larger platforms. That gap, particularly in areas such as supply and implant spending, employee benefits…
When Mark Pochapin, MD, director of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at New York City-based NYU Langone Health, came to the system in 2012, the GI division was relatively small and fragmented across several hospitals. Today, it has become…
Bariatric surgery, weight loss management and related procedures are key offerings for many gastroenterology practices, despite declines in inpatient surgical volumes for the procedure. As technology continues to expand the capabilities of minimally invasive surgical procedures, more bariatric care will…