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The University of Florida Health system in Gainesville completed construction on a surgery center focusing on eye and ENT care, according to an Oct. 20 report from Healthcare Construction and Operations.

 Atlanta-based ENT and allergy management services organization SENTA Partners sealed an affiliation between ENT and Allergy Associates of South Georgia and ENT of South Georgia Surgery Center — collectively called Valdosta ENT, according to an Oct. 20 press release.

Compensation for physicians early in their careers varies by setting, with physicians under the age of 40 reporting the highest pay in office-based single-specialty practices, according to the Medscape Young Physician Compensation Report 2020.

Terri Link, BSN, an ambulatory education specialist with the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, provided a step-by-step guide to infection prevention in ASCs during the 2020 AORN Virtual Global Surgical Conference, according to OR Management News.

About 20 percent of young adult patients hospitalized for COVID-19 ended up in intensive care units, with 10 percent needing ventilation, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

While most outpatient specialties have recovered from COVID-19-related delays, some are still struggling, according to a study from Commonwealth Fund.

To enhance patient and provider engagement, ASCs must have the right tools and strategies in place.

Tarrytown, N.Y.-based ENT and Allergy Associates is welcoming Brian Sanders, MD, to its Yonkers, N.Y., clinic, according to an Oct. 15 press release.

Healthcare is going through significant changes due to the pandemic and ASCs are in a prime position to thrive.

Top-performing medical practices excel in certain areas that set them apart from the field.