Supply Chain

Testing all pediatric patients for COVID-19 before they undergo procedures requiring anesthesia may help conserve personal protective equipment, according to research presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' 2020 annual meeting.

COVID-19 has changed the way surgery centers view disposables. Before the pandemic, disposables were a part of ambulatory surgical center (ASC) processes, but many reusable items were common.

Traverse City, Mich.-based Copper Ridge Surgery Center acquired the da Vinci Surgical System after considering it "for the last couple of years," center CEO Tina Piotrowski, BSN, said, the Traverse City Record Eagle reports.

GE Healthcare launched a line of solutions for outpatient office-based labs and ASCs.

Surgalign Holdings said Sept. 29 it will acquire Holo Surgical in a deal that could be valued up to $125 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Los Angeles-based Chevy Chase Surgery Center received medical supplies made in the Republic of Artsakh in Armenia, Public Radio of Armenia reports.

We asked Darren Marani, Senior Vice President of U.S non-acute and inside sales at Cardinal Health, how ASC can position themselves for success in a post-COVID world. 

Smith+Nephew is teaming up with Avail Medsystems to bring remote collaboration into the operating room.

ASCs provide high-quality care but need to show the public ways they cut down errors, enhance outcomes, boost efficiency and reduce costs, according to a column in Healthcare Tech Outlook.

Rocky River, Ohio-based UroGPO entered into a contract with Ambu for a single-use endoscope.