Amy Allard (Ramapo Valley Surgery Center, Ramsey, N.J.). Ms. Allard is administrator of Ramapo Valley Surgery Center. The center opened in the fall of 2005, and surgeons at RVSC perform around 4,500 cases annually. The multi-specialty ASC focuses on orthopedics,…
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Ross Alexander (Surgery Center of Fort Collins, Fort Collins, Colo.). Mr. Alexander is administrator at The Surgery Center of Fort Collins, a multi-specialty ASC owned and managed by a group of surgeons, Poudre Valley Health System and Surgical Care Affiliates.…
Margaret Acker (Blake Woods Medical Park Surgery Center, Jackson, Mich.). Ms. Acker is CEO of Blake Woods Medical Park Surgery Center, a three-OR, multi-specialty center in Michigan. The center opened in 1997, and its surgeons specialize in ophthalmology, orthopedics and…
Improving spine market share through improved patient experience and physician collaborationWhile senior executives at most hospitals recognize the profitability of developing spine centers, they typically choose to recruit new surgeons or raid their competitors' surgical staff when attempting to grow…
Here are the average minimum and maximum management fees paid, as a percent of net revenue, for surgery centers responding to HealthCare Appraisers' Healthcare Transactions 2009 Year in Review study.
There are 381 surgery center chains that own two or more ASCs in the current market. From 2000-2009, the percentage of ASCs owned by a multi-facility chain has increased from 23 percent to around 35 percent. Here are the total…
Here are statistics on the number of independent community hospitals compared to community hospitals that are part of a larger hospital system from 1999-2008, according to the American Hospital Association's Annual Survey of Hospitals. The data show a slight decrease…
A recent report in Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology outlined five key barriers to healthcare providers' implementation of electronic health records as well as ways providers in Massachusetts were addressing these concerns.
Fujifilm Holdings Corp., based in Valhalla, N.Y., signed a five-year comprehensive joint research and development agreement on endoscopy-related products with Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, according to a Fujifilm news release.
Steven Maier, MD, a surgeon in Jamestown, N.D., pledged $100,000 to name a new surgery center at the New Jamestown Regional Medical Center, according to a report in The Jamestown Sun.