North American Partners in Anesthesia has joined with Fayetteville (N.C.) Ambulatory Surgery Center to provide anesthesia services. NAPA will become the official provider for the ASC beginning May 1, according to a March 31 press release. NAPA currently supports nearly…
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1. Richmond-based VCU Health filed plans to build a medical office building that includes an ASC. The outpatient component of the building is expected to cost $33.4 million. 2. Newport Beach, Calif.-based TriasMD is opening a DISC Surgery Center in…
In response to growing challenges facing independent ASCs, healthcare consultant Gregg Gordon launched Surgical Solutions IPA, one of the nation’s first independent practice associations dedicated exclusively to ASCs, in 2024. The New York City-based organization aims to bring together independent…
Colonoscopy awareness was front of mind during the newest season of Netflix reality show “Love is Blind” thanks to contestant Taylor Hastings, according to a March 27 report from local NBC affiliate KARE. Ms. Hastings is also an endoscopy nurse…
Matt Stone has been named president of Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, the San Antonio Business Journal reported March 28. According to his LinkedIn profile, Mr. Stone previously served as the Group CEO of Central, South and West Texas for…
On Feb. 25, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeted at boosting healthcare price transparency. Here are five other notes on the conversation surrounding price transparency for ASC leaders and physicians under the second Trump administration: 1. The order…
Norman Wang, MD, has lost a lawsuit he filed against the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, three physicians and a physicians’ group, TribLive reported March 27. District Judge Marilyn Horan found that Dr. Wang failed to prove his claims of discrimination…
Here are six health systems that have added new anesthesia partners so far in 2025: 1. Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health added Lancaster, Pa.-based Prime Anesthesia Associates. Prime’s three physicians and two certified registered nurse anesthetists joined Penn State on…
The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld a $40 million judgment against emergency room physician Matthew Womack, MD, marking what is believed to be the largest emergency room malpractice verdict in the state’s history, according to a March 20 news…
The Department of Justice has stood behind medical practices in lawsuits against multiple health insurance plans and a data analytics company. According to the March 27 court filing, the DOJ’s antitrust division challenged legal arguments made by data analytics company…