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Banner Health breaks ground on Arizona ASC
Phoenix-based Banner Health has broken ground on a medical campus, including a new ASC, in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 120,000-square-foot building will house the ASC, a family pharmacy, cancer center, urgent care facility, imaging capabilities and a range of primary and specialty services, according to a May 21 press release sent to Becker’s. The project, which […]
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How ASCs are doubling down on cost-cutting
Investment banking firm Goldman Sachs recently forecasts that the U.S. has a 35% chance of entering a recession in the next year, a worrisome development for ASCs nationwide. Here are a few key ways ASC physicians, administrators and executives are doubling down on cost-cutting measures amid rising costs and growing recession fears: Editor’s note: Responses […]
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Meet the power players in spine consolidation
Consolidation is becoming more widespread across healthcare, with several large management groups and physician organizations picking up smaller practices nationwide. “As the U.S. healthcare landscape continues to evolve, hospital consolidation is emerging as a dominant trend and one with profound implications for spine care delivery. From the perspective of ASCs, this consolidation wave represents both […]
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The top 1% cardiology research hospitals in US: Avant-garde
Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report recognized 25 hospitals as being in the top 1% of cardiology research facilities in the country. Read more about the methodology here. The top cardiology research hospitals in the […]
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The top 1% GI research hospitals in US: Avant-garde
Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report recognized 19 hospitals as being in the top 1% of gastroenterology research facilities in the country. Read more about the methodology here. The top gastroenterology research hospitals in the […]
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Vanderbilt nursing school to launch CRNA program
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University School of Nursing plans to establish a CRNA program, welcoming its first student cohort in summer 2026. The three-year program will be a part of the school’s doctor of nursing practice degree program, according to a May 20 news release sent to Becker’s. The full-time program will last 36 months with […]
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FTC settles antitrust case against US Anesthesia Partners’ parent company
The Federal Trade Commission has resolved an antitrust case against Welsh Carson, which was tied up in a lawsuit alongside its portfolio company, U.S. Anesthesia Partners. In a lawsuit filed Sept. 21, 2023, against USAP and Welsh Carson, the FTC alleged that the two companies executed an anticompetitive scheme to consolidate anesthesiology practices in Texas, […]
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FTC settles antitrust case against US Anesthesia Partners’ parent company
The Federal Trade Commission has resolved an antitrust case against Welsh Carson, which was tied up in a lawsuit alongside its portfolio company, U.S. Anesthesia Partners. In a lawsuit filed Sept. 21, 2023, against USAP and Welsh Carson, the FTC alleged that the two companies executed an anticompetitive scheme to consolidate anesthesiology practices in Texas, […]
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AmSurg-anchored Oregon medical office building sold
A fully leased medical office building in Salem, Ore., housing Willamette ENT and River Road Surgery Center, an affiliate of Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg, has sold. The 22,000-square-foot facility houses the region’s only comprehensive ENT provider, as well as the River Road ASC, according to a May 20 news release sent to Becker’s. The building features […]
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Bon Secours Mercy Health and Compass Surgical Partners’ partnership: 5 things to know
In May 2023, Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health and Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners announced plans to partner for outpatient surgical care expansion. Bon Secours Mercy Health is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. and has more than 1,200 care sites, while Compass Surgical Partners is an ASC management partner that has […]
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