Optum CEO Andrew Witty was promoted to UnitedHealth Group president on Nov. 12 and will retain his responsibilities with Optum.

In the past two years, management layoffs have been rare for ASCs, according to OR Manager's 2019 Salary/Career Survey.

Regina Nethery will join Tenet Healthcare Corp. in November as vice president of investor relations, the company announced Nov. 5.

ASC management company Regent Surgical Health made three executive hires, promoting talent from within as well as outside the company.

The number of experienced ASC leaders could decline as more set their sights on retirement, according to OR Manager's 2019 Salary/Career Survey.

ASC leaders' annual salaries dipped slightly in 2019, according to OR Manager's 2019 Salary/Career Survey.

Nearly one-fourth of ASC leaders surveyed have an annual compensation package in the range of $120,000 to $149,999, according to OR Manager's 2019 Salary/Career Survey.

The American College of Surgeons bestowed level 1 children's surgery center designation on Portland, Ore.-based Randall Children's Hospital, the Portland Business Journal reports.

Staffing is a "significant challenge" for many ASC leaders, one-third of whom ranked it as their top concern, according to OR Manager's 2019 Salary/Career Survey.

Surgical volume has generally been stable for ASCs over the past year, according to OR Manager's 2019 Salary/Career Survey.

Ophthalmologist Lindsay Rhodes, MD, received a five-year, $3.5 million grant to study telehealth strategies for glaucoma treatment.

Patient outcomes for appendicitis improved when facilities adopted a shift-based acute care surgery model with shorter shifts, according to a study presented at ACS 2019, Oct. 27-31 in San Francisco.

Philadelphia-based Vantage EyeCare completed two transactions, growing its staff by six physicians total.

The American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons elected its 2019-20 trustees and officers.

A former ASC leader was selected to serve as the interim CEO of UNC Rockingham Health Care in Eden, N.C., according to Rockingham Now.

ASC nurse Victoria Sweeney, RN, was among seven employees who received Employee of the Quarter awards from Springfield, Pa.-based Crozer-Keystone Health System.

When it comes to achieving goals and beating the odds, hard work, determination and risk taking are key.

Phillip Acevedo, MD, is the newest physician at Florida Specialty Surgery Center in St. Petersburg, according to the ASC's clinical director, Abha Shah, BSN, RN.

Geneva, N.Y.-based Finger Lakes Surgery Center is offering facility tours to address pediatric patients' concerns about their procedures, Daily Messenger reports.

Kathryn Mominee was named director of ASC operations at Sandusky, Ohio-based NOMS Healthcare.