More ASCs are turning to anesthesia stipends as workforce shortages deepen and coverage gaps threaten daily operations. Christina Menor, MD, president-elect of the California Society of ...

Overlake Medical Center and Clinics, a nonprofit health system based in Bellevue, Wash., will cut 55 positions as part of broader changes aimed at addressing long-term financial stability. The layoffs ...

The toughest part of running an ASC isn’t technology or reimbursements, it’s people, Sandra Oglesby, RN, administrator of The Surgery Center at Tampa General Hospital’s Brandon Healthplex, told Becker ...

Philadelphia-based  University of Pennsylvania’s board of trustees has approved its first solo project in Delaware — a $25 million outpatient clinic in Talleyville. The 7,865-square-foot facility, ...

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners continues to expand its ASC portfolio while navigating reimbursement pressure, labor costs and strategic growth opportunities. Here are 10 things to know so far ...

The rapid expansion of ASCs is bumping up against a critical constraint: anesthesia staffing. As ASCs take on more complex procedures, anesthesia coverage is becoming a key chokepoint — and for many ...

ASCs are primed for growth, but industry leaders say a mix of restrictive regulations, stagnant reimbursements, and rising costs are keeping many facilities from reaching their potential. Two ASC ...

San Francisco-based Dignity Health has broken ground on an advanced ambulatory care center in Folsom Ranch, Calif.  Advanced Ambulatory Care Center at Folsom Ranch will include an outpatient center, ...

The Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center’s department of anesthesiology has appointed Peter Pellegrino, MD, PhD, as the first director of its new Anesthesiology Clinical and Translational ...

Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has opened its largest and most advanced outpatient location, in Pasadena, Calif. The four-story, 100,000-square-foot facility ...

In an investigative report published Sept. 30, KFF Health News outlined a growing national trend of lawsuits filed by patients against cosmetic surgery chains — a growing industry that is attracting ...

From broadened procedure lists to advances in surgical technology, two ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest opportunity for ASC growth. Question: What do you see as the biggest ...