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The founding editor of "Schwartz's Principles of Surgery" and renowned surgeon, researcher, scholar, author and advocate Seymour Schwartz, MD, died Aug. 28 in St. Louis at age 92, according to the New York Times.

Georgia physician Craig Brown, MD, wrote a letter to the editor supporting applications from two hospitals in the state to develop outpatient surgery centers in Braselton, Ga., JacksonHeraldToday reports.

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Thirty percent of ASC leaders reported layoffs of direct care staff in the past year, up from 4 percent in 2019, according to OR Manager's "2020 Career & Salary Survey."

Jeff Snodgrass was tapped to serve as president of Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg, one of the country's largest ASC operators and the ambulatory division of Envision Healthcare.

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