Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital is trimming its payroll with furloughs, layoffs and reduced hours in departments that have seen low volumes due to COVID-19, AL.com reports.
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Unveiled March 30, CMS' new "Hospitals Without Walls" initiative allows hospitals to provide inpatient care in ASCs and other temporary expansion sites as part of their COVID-19 response efforts.
A Florida woman hopes crowdfunding can help her make rent while the ASC where she works is closed, according to Fox 2 Detroit.
Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has captured the national spotlight with daily briefings on New York's COVID-19 crisis.
In a state where cases of COVID-19 are doubling nearly every three days, the New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers is regularly communicating with its roughly 80 members to offer guidance, resources and leadership through the crisis.
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The American Medical Association is calling on the U.S. State Department to expand the physician workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic by opening visa processing for international physicians.
The nation's 5,800-plus ASCs — many of which have temporarily closed or limited services — could serve as treatment centers to slow the spread of COVID-19, several healthcare leaders say.
A number of ASCs have closed or suspended elective procedures as the COVID-19 pandemic continues upending day-to-day life for Americans.
The Florida Medical Association is lobbying Gov. Ron DeSantis to issue an emergency order addressing payment disparities between telehealth and in-person services following the suspension of elective surgeries in the state, Florida Trend reports.
Bedford (N.H.) Ambulatory Surgical Center CEO Nick Vailas said his surgery center has lost about 80 percent of its business due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.