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Flagship Health acquires Destin Surgery Center
Real estate firm Flagship Healthcare Trust acquired Destin (Fla.) Surgery Center, according to an Oct. 25 announcement in The Destin Log.
Colorado hospital reinstates ophthalmology
Estes Park (Colo.) Health has reinstated ophthalmological care at its hospital with the hiring of Sarah Dech, MD, the Estes Park Trail Gazette reported Oct. 24.
Patients in 13 states possibly affected by Anesthesiology Associates and Anesthesia Services breach
Patients of Anesthesiology Associates and Anesthesia Services in 13 states may have had their data stolen in a July 2022 security breach that is currently being investigated by consumer rights law firm Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz.
Where ASC consolidation is headed
Prashanth Bala, vice president of ASC operations at Shields Health in Quincy, Mass., spoke with Becker’s to discuss the trajectory of ASC consolidation.
Texas ASC files for $1.7M renovation with state
The Katy (Texas) Ambulatory Surgery Center has submitted a project request to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for a renovation/alteration project, according to an Oct. 24 report from Community Impact.
Orthopedic, spine procedures make up 20% of USPI’s volume
United Surgical Partners International executives laid out the company’s growth plans in an Oct. 20 third quarter earnings call from Tenet Healthcare, USPI’s parent company.
$30M Los Angeles medical office building sold
Tarzana Medical Plaza, a medical office building in Los Angeles, was acquired for $30 million, ConnectCre reported Oct. 24.
New York physician to pay $900K for opioid, fraudulent billing claims (
New York physician Ahmad Mehdi, MD, is paying $900,000 to settle civil claims over alleged improper opioid prescribing and fraudulent billing, the Justice Department said Oct. 24.
National Medical Billing Services inks acquisition to expand ASC revenue offerings
National Medical Billing Services has acquired MedTek, an ASC revenue cycle management provider, the company said Oct. 25.
$90M Washington ASC hits construction milestone
Skagit (Wash.) Regional Health completed structural work on its new ASC in Mount Vernon, the Skagit Valley Herald reported Oct. 21.
