ASCs across the country have seen a notable acceleration in payer changes — from tighter reimbursement models and rising costs to an industrywide push toward bundled payments and value-based care. The ...

Firefighters responded to a May 17 structural fire at Harman Eye Surgery Center in Forest, Va., and the cause of the fire has now been identified. An investigation by the Forest Volunteer Fire ...

Rhode Island ophthalmologist Joseph Dowling Jr., MD, died May 12 at 98, according to an obituary posted in The Providence Journal. Dr. Dowling attended Tufts University Medical School in Boston and ...

As more high-acuity procedures, including spine procedures, have migrated to the outpatient setting, a number of new spine-focused ASCs have been planned in the U.S. By 2028, 88% of spinal ...

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health has broken ground on an ASC and medical office building in Chesterfield County, Va. The four-story Chesterfield Pavilion will total 100,000 square feet and house an ASC ...

Amid a growing anesthesia workforce shortage, stakeholders across the industry are pondering how to build a more sustainable and effective pipeline of providers. Eight anesthesia leaders connected ...

Hickory, N.C.-based Graystone Eye has signed a prime vendor agreement with Medline. Through the agreement, Graystone’s surgery center and physician offices will have access to Medline’s portfolio, ...

Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola Medicine has tapped Dejan Micic, MD, as division chief of gastroenterology. In his new role, Dr. Micic will oversee the division’s clinical, research and educational ...

HCA Healthcare has purchased a medical office building in Thousand Oaks, Calif., for $70 million, according to a May 19 report from the Los Angeles Times. The 85,731-square-foot facility was sold by ...

From a new way hospitals and health systems are utilizing ASCs to growing burnout from physicians, here are five trends in the physician workforce that ASC leaders need to keep tabs on: ASC’s emerging ...

It’s no secret that the majority of health systems are starting to shift their focus to the outpatient setting. ASCs and outpatient care facilities offer a number of advantages to patients, physicians ...

Performing total joint arthroplasty procedures in an ASC setting led to more 0-day stays, fewer patients being discharged to skilled nursing facilities and lower costs, according to a study from the ...