The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an expert panel that provides clinical preventive health recommendations to Congress, has been at the center of several leadership and policy-related conflicts so far in 2026. Here are five things to know about where…
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ASC administrators and other medical and health services managers earned a mean annual wage of approximately $140,970 in 2025, with New York topping all states at $184,960 and Georgia leading when wages are adjusted for cost of living, according to…
From new Mako installations, to Rosa knee systems, to spine robots from Globus Medical. surgical robots are rapidly arriving in ASCs. For many freestanding ASCs, the financial case remains difficult, held back by a reimbursement structure that was built for…
When something goes wrong in an ASC, the instinct is often to find fault fast. But the leaders building the strongest safety cultures are doing the opposite — slowing down, looking at systems first and creating the kind of psychological…
Dare Meeks, RN, has spent more than two decades shaping nursing in the ASC space, but her foundation was built at the bedside, in the high-stakes environment of a coronary and thoracic ICU. That early inpatient experience, she says, still…
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From data-driven quality dashboards to new frameworks, ASC leaders are moving beyond reactive care, building systems where safety is structural, outcomes are measurable, and patients feel supported long after they leave the procedure room. Five ASC leaders joined Becker’s to…
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tenn., has hit 50 years in practice. According to a news release shared with Becker’s May 17, the surgical group was founded in 1976 by Phillip Burns, MD, as a two-physician practice and…
When Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health set out to solve its nursing problem, the answer wasn’t recruiting harder, it was recruiting differently. By expanding who it was willing to hire and investing in training nurses without perioperative experience, SCA Health has…
The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers has elected Jared Gaccione to its board for a first three-year term. According to a May 13 news release shared with Becker’s, Mr. Gaccione serves as managing partner at Ambulatory Management. NJAASC…
Little Rock, Ark.-based Legacy Spine & Neurological Specialists has seen about a 30% to 40% jump in its ASC volume from January to early May, owner and CEO Dominic Maggio, MD, said. He discussed two factors behind this growth, and…