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Rush plans $70M outpatient center on Chicago's West Side

Chicago-based Rush University Health System is developing an outpatient center in the city’s Galewood neighborhood.

ASCs are slowly consolidating. Here's what that looks like.

As of 2022, 70 percent of ASCs were independent, but the industry is slowly consolidating.

North Carolina medical office building sells for $1.65M

A Greensboro, N.C., medical office building has been sold for $1.65 million by Althea Truesdale of Greensboro, according to a March 21 report from the Winston-Salem Journal. 

Private equity shifts its ASC growth strategy: Report

Although private equity deal activity in the ASC industry has remained relatively consistent over the last six years, investors have changed their spending patterns in response to the changing scope of care, according to a report by healthcare finance …

Big ASC chains' secret to growth

ASC chains are looking to higher-acuity procedures over other growth strategies to facilitate revenue boosts, according to VMG Health’s 2023 mergers and acquisitions report released March 21. 

Is CMS pushing procedures away from ASCs? 5 moves to know

From its reversal on the inpatient only list to removing procedures from the ASC-approved list, CMS seemingly has been erratic with its ASC policies. 

AAAHC names 2023 quality improvement award winners

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has named the 2022-2023 winners of its annual Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Award, according to a March 21 press release sent to Becker’s. 

$23B+ spent on 2022 physician group deals shaping the industry

Physician group deals remained at elevated levels throughout 2022, according to VMG Health’s 2023 mergers and acquisitions report released March 21. 

Top 20 teaching hospitals with cardiovascular residency programs in 2023, per Fortune

Philadelphia-based Penn Presbyterian Medical Center has been named the top teaching hospital with a cardiovascular residency program in 2023 by Fortune and healthcare improvement and technology company Premier. 

Top 10 community hospitals for heart care in 2023, per Fortune

Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center in Indianapolis has been named the top community hospital for heart care in 2023 by Fortune and healthcare improvement and technology company Premier.