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Independence Health System recognized by ASGE for endoscopy services
Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System has earned recognition from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy for its endoscopy units at Mount Pleasant, Pa.-based Frick Hospital, Latrobe (Pa.) hospital and Greensburg, Pa.-based Westm…
Wyoming ASC acquires 1st surgical robot
Powder River Surgery Center in Gillette, Wyo., has acquired the city’s first robotic surgical assistant, according to a June 24 news release.
$15.1M ASC opens in Indiana
Beacon Health System and Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center opened the Surgery Center of Granger (Ind.) to offer outpatient orthopedic surgery in the Northern Indiana region.
RWJBarnabas outpatient center breaks ground
Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility based in Long Branch, N.J., broke ground in the development of its new Vogel Medical Campus at Tinton Falls (N.J.) on Tuesday.
Physician-owned hospitals offer lower commercial, cash prices: 5 things to know
Physician-owned hospitals offer commercial and cash prices that are about one-third lower than non-physician-owned hospitals, according to a study published June 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Miami physician gets license suspended after being in jail for nearly a year
The Florida surgeon general has signed an emergency suspension order for Manuel Barbeito, MD, a Miami-based physician who has been in prison for overprescribing since September, the Miami Herald reported June 25.
Certificate-of-need laws: Where ASC leaders stand
Thirty-four states in the U.S. currently have certificate-of-need laws that govern where health systems can build new facilities, including ASCs, based on demonstrated need in an area.
Cigarroa Surgical Center earns Joint Commission accreditation
The Laredo, Texas-based Cigarroa Surgical Center has been accredited by The Joint Commission, according to a June 25 report from LMTOnline.
Methodist Southlake medical office building sold
An 82,328-square-foot Methodist Southlake (Texas) medical office building outside of Fort Worth, Texas, attached to a Methodist hospital has sold, according to a June 26 report from Rebusiness Online.
North Carolina physician to pay $170K for unlawful opioid prescription
Wilmington, N.C.-based family medicine physician Mark Armitage, MD, agreed to pay $170,000 to resolve allegations he prescribed opioids and other drugs outside the usual course of professional practice.
