Whiteville, N.C.-based Columbus Regional Healthcare System has broken ground on a 68,000-square-foot medical office building and surgical care center in Leland, N.C. The new facility, Advanced Care-Leland, will offer services including primary care, orthopedics and urology, according to a Dec.…
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The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has appointed Hallie Evans, DNP, CRNA, APRN, as senior director of education and professional development, effective December 2025. In the role, Dr. Evans will lead national initiatives supporting lifelong learning and academic innovation in…
Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System has cut the ribbon on a new ASC in Utica. The Mohawk Valley Surgery Center includes four operating rooms, according to a Dec. 3 news release from the health system. Specialties at the center…
A study from Marina del Rey, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Center evaluated 203 outpatient 360-degree lumbar spinal fusions and found strong results in safety, according to a Dec. 5 news release. The 360-degree spinal fusions, also called anterior-posterior lumbar interbody fusions,…
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions reviewed the 2025 Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Match, which concluded Dec. 3, and noted concern over 71 unfilled positions across 49 programs. For the 2026 appointment year, 153 programs offered 307 fellowship positions to…
Technological advances in healthcare can help make outpatient surgery and procedures feasible, but they can also come with high sticker prices for centers working with small margins. Three experts shared their approaches to getting these tools at Becker’s 31st Annual…
CMS released its ASC final rule Nov. 28, which included the addition of hundreds of procedures to the ASC Covered Procedures List and a 2.6% payment bump, among other updates. Kara Newbury, chief advocacy officer of the Ambulatory Surgery Center…
John Petroni, managing owner of Las Vegas-based Silver State Surgery Center, joined Becker’s to discuss why his ASC separates the administrator and director of nursing roles. He said dividing operational and clinical oversight creates a smoother patient experience, reduces staff…
Anesthesia care models are shifting fast as workforce shortages, reimbursement pressure and changing scope-of-practice laws push organizations to rethink how certified registered nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists cover the OR. Workforce shortage spurs cultural rethink Leaders say the current anesthesia workforce…
Gastroenterologists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine have developed a large language model for surveillance colonoscopy intervals. Manual processes for applying guidelines can have wide variability and inconsistencies,…