Leadership

A former USPI Holding Co. executive is suing the company, alleging it shorted a select number of workers' stock payouts by undervaluing the company after its merger with Tenet, Law360 reports. 

Quincy, Mass.-based Shields Health Care Group is making a big bet on outpatient care under new president Peter Ferrari, the Boston Globe reports. 

Surgery Center of Aiken (S.C.) is one of several area facilities restricting visitors over COVID-19 fears, the Aiken Standard reports.

The Georgia Senate passed a bill that would require cosmetic surgery centers to adhere to a set of rules and regulations, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

After Christopher Holden's resignation, Envision Healthcare tapped James Rechtin — the president of OptumCare — to take over as president and CEO.

Dario Moscoso, owner of San Diego-based Del Mar Cosmetic Contouring Surgery Center, allegedly posed as a physician, performed procedures and inappropriately touched four patients between 2017 and 2019, the Times of San Diego reports.

Three recent ASC executive moves:

HCA Houston Healthcare is building the Center for Clinical Advancement, that will provide specialized training opportunities for outpatient surgery center nurses, among others.

OptumCare President James Rechtin is moving to Nashville, Tenn., to take the helm of Envision Healthcare. 

Ophthalmologist Alison Zambelli, MD, plans to begin operating in Beaver Valley ASC later this year, according to The Times.