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Good news for the FTC's noncompete ban 

A Pennsylvania federal court judge denied the motion for a preliminary injunction pushing the effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s noncompete ban, National Law Review reported July 23. 

Ascension's sell-off strategy hits Illinois

St. Louis-based Ascension saw a $3 billion operating loss in fiscal 2023 and has since taken action to sell a number of facilities across the country to recover. 

Top 25 cardiac hospitals in US: Newsweek

Newsweek has partnered with research firm Statista to release its annual ranking of the best hospitals in the U.S. for cardiac care. 

Humana taking over Walmart clinics: What ASCs need to know 

Humana plans to open primary care clinics at 23 locations that formerly housed Walmart Health. 

Atrium opens $3.45M medical office building

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has opened a 20,000-square-foot medical office building in Greensboro, N.C., according to a July 24 report from the Triad Business Journal. 

The ASC algorithm driving Tenet's growth

Tenet Healthcare’s ASC arm United Surgical Partners International has seen skyrocketing growth in the last five years, becoming the largest ASC chain in the U.S.by number of centers and physicians. 

USPI inks deal with Florida orthopedic group 

ASC chain United Surgical Partners International inked a partnership with the Tampa-based Florida Orthopedic Institute in the second quarter of 2024, according to parent company Tenet Healthcare’s July 23 second quarter earnings call transcribed by See…

USPI quietly buys Covenant Surgical Partners: Report

ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, owned by Tenet Healthcare, quietly purchased Covenant Physician Partners in the first quarter of 2024, ION Analytics reported in April. 

3 new cardiology practices

Here are three cardiology practices that opened or began development in the last month, as reported by Becker’s since June 27:

5 ASC developments in Florida

Here are five new ASCs that opened or are in development in Florida this year, as reported by Becker’s since Feb. 5: