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New York City ASC launches Queens’ first outpatient joint replacement program

New York City-based EMU Health performed its first outpatient total knee replacement.

USPI revenue jumped 31% last year: 5 details

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners boosted revenue and case volume last year.

10 total joint ASC physicians to know

Below are 10 physicians performing total joint replacements at ASCs:

FDA clears single-use gastroscope

The FDA has granted 510(k) regulatory clearance to Ambu’s aScope, a single-use gastroscope, and aBox 2, a display unit, the company said Feb. 4. 

$1.8M Arizona medical office building sold

The Stonegate Office Park in Peoria, Ariz., sold for $1.82 million, seller SVN Desert Commercial Advisors said Feb. 5. 

Looking back at 2021: Another wild, challenging ride for ASCs

For the past few years, I’ve written a column that looks back on the previous year and highlights the challenges that faced ASCs and positive developments for the industry. I conclude the column by listing questions I believe may be answered during the…

Firm buys ophthalmology property portfolio with ASC

Indianapolis-based healthcare real estate firm Cornerstone Companies purchased a portfolio of ophthalmology properties on the West Coast.

Local investor buys Chicago ASC building

First Step Holdings sold a 45,000-square-foot Chicago medical office building housing an ASC, according to a Feb. 7 REJourals report.

Commercial payers driving cases to ASCs; orthopedics most primed for growth

A growing number of commercial insurers are revamping policies to push providers and patients out of the hospital and into ASCs, where procedures can be performed at a lower cost.

Georgia physician group, health system opening multispecialty ASC

Piedmont Physicians Medical Oncology Newton opened the Knox Surgical Center at the Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, Ga., on Feb. 7, The Covington News reported.