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Pennsylvania ASC performs its 1st outpatient total joint replacement
Huntingdon Valley (Pa.) Surgery Center has performed its first knee joint replacement surgery.
Texas hospital converting women’s center to ASC in $3.8M project
The Graham (Texas) Regional Medical Center is converting its former women’s center to a surgery center, The Graham Leader reported Dec. 24.
California ASC workers must receive boosters: 5 things to know
California will require that healthcare workers, including at ASCs, receive a COVID-19 booster, the California Department of Public Health said Dec. 22.
6 administrator’s top priorities for 2022
Six administrators shared with Becker’s ASC Review their biggest priorities for the new year.
Enhanced recovery protocols vary, but they always work, says surgeon
In the modern era of healthcare, surgeries have grown less invasive and recovery times have shrunk as more emphasis is placed on recovery at home.
The No Surprises Act is coming: 5 things ASCs should know
Beginning Jan. 1, many ASCs will have to comply with aspects of the No Surprises Act, a controversial measure aimed to end surprise medical bills for emergency and scheduled care.
Omicron now accounts for 73% of US cases & 6 more COVID-19 updates
The omicron coronavirus variant is now the dominant strain in the U.S., accounting for 73.2 percent of new infections for the week ending Dec. 18.
3 HCA Healthcare moves in the last week
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is focusing on ASC acquisitions and construction in the last month of 2021.
USPI cements $1.2B acquisition of SurgCenter
Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International, a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare, has completed the acquisition of Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development.
Physician shortages won’t make med school shorter, says ASC CEO
Gastroenterologists are an aging specialty, and training a new one still takes over a decade despite shortages across healthcare.
