Category: ASC News

Resilience in the Face of Fires: How Ambulatory Surgery Centers Survived and Supported Patients and Communities During the Recent Los Angeles Wildfires

In the face of the recent wildfires that destroyed many communities throughout the Los Angeles area, there were several ASCs that exemplified great resilience and a continued commitment to patient care and their communities. Centers were located in imp…

Resilience in the Face of Fires: How Ambulatory Surgery Centers Survived and Supported Patients and Communities During the Recent Los Angeles Wildfires

In the face of the recent wildfires that destroyed many communities throughout the Los Angeles area, there were several ASCs that exemplified great resilience and a continued commitment to patient care and their communities. Centers were located in imp…

Happiest, most well-balanced physician specialties

Around 76% of physicians believe that happiness and balance are attainable in their profession, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Physician Mental Health and Well-Being Report,” published Jan. 31. 

Happiest, most well-balanced physician specialties

Around 76% of physicians believe that happiness and balance are attainable in their profession, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Physician Mental Health and Well-Being Report,” published Jan. 31. 

New Jersey physician, surgery center founder dies at 54

Jarrod Kaufman, MD, chairman of surgery at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood Township, N.J., and founder of Brick (N.J.) Surgery Center has died in a one-vehicle crash at 54, according to a Feb. 1 report from App.

Arizona couple pleads guilty to $1.2B healthcare fraud

A couple in Arizona have pleaded guilty to submitting more than $1.2 billion in false claims to Medicare and other health insurance programs for medically unnecessary wound grafts for elderly and terminally ill patients. 

6 GOP healthcare moves in 1 month

Here are four executive orders, proposals and other healthcare legislation passed under President Donald Trump’s administration since Jan. 1, as reported by Becker’s:

3 physician practice, clinic closures in 1 month

Becker’s has reported on three physician practice or clinic closures since Jan. 1:

Florida surgeon hit with lawsuit after fatal liver removal

A lawsuit has been filed against a physician, health system and other hospital staff on behalf of the widow of a man who died after the wrong organ was removed during a surgical procedure in August 2024, News 5 WKRG reported Jan. 30. 

Ohio physician practice abruptly closes 

North Canton (Ohio) Podiatry has abruptly shuttered, The Canton Repository reported Jan. 18.