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170 ASCs built or proposed in 2022
Here are 170 ASCs that have been built or proposed in 2022 that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 4:
Robotics in orthopedics isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity
Robotics is playing a bigger role in healthcare than ever before, and for orthopedics, that role is no longer a luxury — it’s an essential.
Ground broken on $35M Mississippi medical office building with 2 eye clinics, surgery centers
Ground has been broken on a $35 million medical office building in Madison, Miss., that will hold offices for Jackson Eye Associates and Mississippi Retina Associates, according to a Nov. 16 report from the Madison County Journal.
5 CMS updates for ASC leaders to know
From the inclusion of new procedures to a physician pay cut, here are five critical CMS updates for ASC leaders.
USPI looking to fill 12 open administrative positions
The largest ASC network in the U.S., United Surgical Partners International, currently has 12 open administrative positions across nine states.
Iowa’s growing ASC presence: 4 new projects in 60 days
From an ASC relocation to a new foot surgery center, here are four new Iowa ASC projects Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 9.
Largest ASC chains by number of physicians
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare, is the largest ASC chain in the country by centers and number of physicians.
Connecticut physician fined for overprescribing narcotics
Waterbury, Conn.-based physician Philip Mongelluzzo Jr., MD, was fined $10,000 for inappropriately prescribing high narcotics doses to patients, the Hartford Courant reported Nov. 15.
3 fast facts on physician pay
Here are three fast facts on physician pay:
Patient died following plastic surgery at ASC where OB-GYN provided anesthesia
A patient died at a plastic surgery center in Plantation, Fla., after an OB-GYN was used as an unlicensed anesthesiologist, the Tampa Bay Times reported Nov. 15.
