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Arizona ASC offers all-female colonoscopy teams to boost screening rates

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based North Valley Surgery Center is kicking off a colon cancer screening program for women, the ASC’s joint venture partner Sovereign Healthcare said Feb. 11.

Phoenix cardiologist has treated more than 500 COVID-19 long-haulers

The aftermath of contracting COVID-19 can negatively affect heart health, but one cardiologist has been at the forefront of treating those patients, according to a 12 News article.

3 private equity investments in last 10 days 

Private equity investment in ASC is skyrocketing. Becker’s has reported on three of them since Feb. 8:

BA.2 ‘stealth omicron’ variant: 11 things to know

Multiple variants in the COVID-19 pandemic have proven to be concerning, with delta’s severity and omicron’s ease of spreading both complicating efforts to keep people safe.

Most physicians skeptical medical supply chain will be fixed: 4 findings

About 95 percent of U.S. physicians don’t think the vulnerabilities the COVID-19 pandemic revealed will go away, according to recent survey findings.

Most physicians skeptical medical supply chain will be fixed: 4 findings

About 95 percent of U.S. physicians don’t think the vulnerabilities the COVID-19 pandemic revealed will go away, according to recent survey findings.

Behind the ‘wage war’ between ASCs and travel nurses

Between skyrocketing travel nurse pay and hospital sign-on bonuses, ASCs are struggling to recruit and retain nurses. 

ASCs pull an average $11.1M operating revenue: 5 stats

ASCs come in different sizes, and the gaps in operating revenue between the smallest and the largest can be tens of millions of dollars.

10 states with most active RN licenses

California and Texas lead the charge as states with the most active registered nurse licenses, according to new data from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. 

Wisconsin health system building 8-OR surgery center

Bellin Health is moving forward with plans to build an ASC in Ashwaubenon, Wis., construction company Jigsaw Team said this week.