Leadership

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recommended that patients postpone dental and veterinary procedures and is expected to give guidance on elective medical procedures March 16, cleveland.com reports.

The Chevy Chase (Md.) Surgery Center and Armenia Fund USA are sending supplies to Armenia to assist in the country's response to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to Asbarez.

ASC manager Megan Smith was named Non-Clinical Employee of the Month by Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Merit Health Wesley, Mississippi Business Journal reports.

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: