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The Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society asked the ASC community to share challenges they've faced — and changes they've embraced — since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pa., opened up a new patient-oriented addition, according to a report Sept. 29 from ABC affiliate WNEF 16. 

Orthopaedic and Spine Center in Newport News, Va., was recognized as a Best of Virginia Orthopaedic Practice on the Peninsula, and seven of its physicians were named a Top Doc, according to an announcement Sept. 29.

One Medical Passport named 12 top contestants in its ASC Everyday Heroes Program, an initiative to celebrate "the unrecognized heroes in outpatient surgery."

The federal government is continually reviewing and updating guidance on COVID-19 as the number of cases and deaths escalates in the U.S.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left its mark on physician compensation and the industry as a whole. Here's a collection of recently published pieces on salaries, compensation and COVID-19's effects: 

The number of practicing providers interested in solo practice or independent ownership is up 2.4 percent from 2019, according to The Medicus Firm's "2020 Practice Preference & Relocation Survey."

Roughly one-fourth of providers expect their income to "decrease somewhat" this year compared to what it was in 2019, according to The Medicus Firm's "2020 Practice Preference & Relocation Survey."

More than half of providers practice in a hospital or in a single-specialty group, according to The Medicus Firm's "2020 Practice Preference & Relocation Survey."

The annual operating budget for ASCs fluctuated from 2019 to 2020 for many centers, with more centers reporting less than $1 million and more reporting $10 million or above, according to OR Manager's "2020 Career & Salary Survey."