Category: ASC News

Florence, S.C.-based hospital system McLeod Health has partnered with Sumter, S.C.-based Wesmark ASC to further expand the hospital system’s reach in Sumter County. 

Sixty-two percent of young physicians are paying a mortgage on a primary residence, according to Medscape’s “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”

Richard Reid of Astoria, Ore., has been sentenced to two years in prison for five federal felonies related to illegal kickbacks involving a medical testing lab where he was vice president of sales and co-owner, the U.S. Justice Department said Jan. 10….

Tiffany Lunsford of Le Claire, Iowa, has filed a lawsuit against the state following complications from a surgical procedure she received at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, The Gazette reported Jan. 10. 

Becker’s reported on six ASC leaders, cardiologists, ophthalmologists and anesthesiologists who died in 2022: 

As elective procedures continue to shift to the ASC setting, the growth of surgery centers seems inevitable, but the movement is not without its challenges.

Eleven days into 2023 and already two of the biggest disruptors have made serious moves to deepen their reach into the healthcare space.

An analysis conducted by Cedar Gate Technologies found that ambulatory surgical center rates of utilization increased by over 10 percent while inpatient surgery rates dropped by over 7 percent between 2019 and 2021. 

Scott Stillwell, MD, of Green Bay, Wis., had his license suspended for 30 days after falsely recording that he and his immediate family were vaccinated against COVID-19, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported Jan. 9. 

Shakopee, Minn.-based St. Francis Regional Medical Center will build a new outpatient surgery and endoscopy center