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Medscape released its 2019 General Surgeon Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report.

Hospitals and surgery centers reported 384 adverse events in 2018, the highest number since the state began mandating reporting in 2003, according to an annual report by the Minnesota Department of Health.

Former Medtronic Chairman and CEO William Hawkins joined Surgical Theater as its advisory board chairman.

  Overlapping surgery is safe for certain patient groups, according to research published in JAMA.

  HealthCare Appraisers' 2018 ASC Valuation Survey provided insight into the ASC market and surgery center characteristics.

Pacira Pharmaceuticals will acquire Myoscience, a targeted pain therapies company, for up to $220 million, AP News reports.

Here are 17 statistics on procedure, valuation and earnings growth in the expanding ASC market:

A Texas committee said ASCs shouldn't be required to report healthcare-associated infections — at least for now, according to the Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society.

The U.S. Defense Health Agency is seeking a contractor for an ASC benchmarking program, according to FedHealthIT.

UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle (Pa.) Outpatient Surgery Center achieved advocacy status within the health system's Journey to Excellence Certificate Program.