Louis Levitt, MD, is the vice president of Bethesda, Md.-based The Center for Advanced Orthopaedics.
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Terrence A. Barrett, MD, is chief of the division of digestive diseases and nutrition at Lexington, Ky.-based UK Healthcare.
David Hamilton, CEO of Mnet Health Services, a healthcare finance outsourcing company, outlined three ways to improve ASC quality through improved patient safety and outcomes.
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Surgery Center Services of America is building a 33,000-square-foot ASC in Bismarck, N.D., according to SCSA Project Manager Todd Sherwood.
Opelika-based East Alabama Medical Center is seeking approval to expand the square footage and double the number of procedure rooms in its planned ASC.
MedPAC's 2019 commission report to Congress showed that the number of ASCs in the U.S. continues to grow, despite a number of closures.
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Surgical Management Professionals' strategy for 2019 is to expand its footprint across the U.S., providing management, consulting and revenue cycle services to new ASCs, CEO Michael Lipomi told Becker's ASC Review.
Alabaster, Ala.-based Heart South Cardiovascular Group requested state approval to open an outpatient surgery lab.
A medical office building for sale in Tampa, Fla., could be redeveloped to accommodate a surgery center, according to LoopNet.