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 ...

Health Center and its CEO, Jodi Geerts, alleging the hospital has put patients at risk, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Oct. 1. Dr. Glascock was employed by the hospital from July 2018 to Dec. 22, 2024 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cambridge, Mass.-based GI clinical research company Iterative Health has appointed Bill Kayser as its new president and chief financial officer, according to an Oct. 2 news release. Mr. Kayser most ...

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, ...

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 ...

Here are three anesthesiologists who entered new roles or stepped down from their current position, as reported by Becker’s in September: ...

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 ...

From ballooning staffing budgets to physician burnout, here are 10 statistics weighing heavily on ASC leaders: 1. Nearly half (49%) of ASCs not using an electronic health record cite cost as the main ...