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Texas anesthesiologists launch independent anesthesia practice

A group of anesthesiologists from San Antonio has launched Inspire Anesthesia Partners.

Bad news for FTC's noncompete ban

The Federal Trade Commission has been largely silent on its proposed ban on noncompete contracts for full-time employees and independent contractors introduced January 2023, according to an article by law firm BakerHostetler published in JDSupra.

5 anesthesia giants to know 

Here are five major anesthesia companies to know:

Man pleads guilty to stabbing employee inside Missouri ASC

A man has pleaded guilty to a 2021 stabbing that occurred inside of Mercy Surgery Center-Springfield (Mo.), according to a Jan. 25 report from KY3. 

Cass Health strikes partnership with Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates

Atlantic, Iowa-based Cass Health has partnered with Omaha, Neb.-based Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates to bring two GI specialists to Cass, according to a Jan. 25 report from Western Iowa Today. 

Good Samaritan Medical Center anesthesia duo to retire

Scott Stewart, MD, chief of anesthesiology at Brockton, Mass.-based Good Samaritan Medical Center, and his certified registered nurse anesthetist Elizabeth Brady both plan to retire this year, according to a Jan. 25 report from The Enterprise.

Catholic Health opens New York ASC

Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health opened an ambulatory care center in Riverhead, N.Y.

Southeast Health adds interventional cardiologist

Interventional cardiologist Charles Mayes Jr., MD, is set to join Southeast Health Medical Group’s cardiology team.

How ASCs can help burnt out physicians

With nearly 50% of physicians still reporting feelings of burnout in 2024, there are eight key ways that ASCs can help to combat burnout, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Physician Burnout and Depression Report,” published Jan. 24.

The health systems diving headfirst into the ASC industry

Hospitals and health systems have turned their heads toward the ASC industry as a new opportunity for growth.