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Why Ochsner Medical Center has been No. 1 hospital in Louisiana for 12 years
Ochsner Medical Center, based in New Orleans, was ranked as the Best Hospital in Louisiana in 2023-24 by U.S. News & World Report for the 12th year in a row.
Negotiating favorable payer contracts: 'huge challenge' for ASCs
Successful negotiations and favorable contracts with payers is the first step before surgical centers can sustainably function and grow, and navigating this process can be difficult and time-consuming.
How USPI's $1.2B acquisition of SurgCenter Development is going
Dallas-based ASC chain United Surgical Partners International announced it would acquire SurgCenter Development and its more than 90 ASCs for approximately $1.2 billion in November 2021.
What to know about anesthesiologist wealth
Anesthesiology is the thirteenth wealthiest speciality, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023.”
Wilmington Health performs ASC's 1st robotic procedure
Wilmington (N.C.) Health has added a Da Vinci XI robot for minimally invasive procedures to its ASC, becoming the first standalone, nonhospital-affiliated facility to use robotic surgical equipment in the state, according to an Aug. 1 report from Port …
USA Health opens Alabama ASC
USA Health has opened a new ASC — the Mapp Family Campus Surgery Center, in Fairhope, Ala. — according to an Aug. 1 report from CBS affiliate WKRG.
What are physicians' side gigs?
Five physicians joined Becker’s to discuss their side gigs, or lack thereof.
No. 1 hospitals in 15 specialties: US News
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was ranked as the No. 1 hospital across three specialties by U.S. News & World Report.
10 states with the most, least student debt
Pennsylvania is the state with the most student debt, while Utah is the state with the least, according to personal finance site WalletHub.
Surgery Partners net income hits $18.9M, 15 new facilities in the works
Surgery Partners reported increased net income for the second quarter of 2023 and raised its full year adjusted EBITDA guidance.
