Miami-based Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is the first facility in Florida to place a new implant to slow the symptoms of macular telangiectasia type 2. Thomas Albini, MD, led the procedure to place the Encelto microscopic implant. The new technology,…
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Lansing, Mich.-based UM Health-Sparrow plans to build a $60 million ASC. The outpatient facility will include four operating rooms at opening, with space to expand. It will handle procedures currently performed at the St. Lawrence campus and cases from the…
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The real estate of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Gladiolus Surgery Center has sold for $4.6 million, Business Observer Florida reported Feb. 19. Prime Healthcare Properties, a Dallas-based real estate investment firm, purchased the 7,315-square-foot building. CBRE, who represented Prime in the…
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health and Atlas Healthcare Partners have formed a joint venture to develop and operate more than 15 ASCs across South Carolina, southeastern Tennessee and surrounding regions, according to a Feb. 19 news release. The partnership will combine…