Category: ASC News

Number of wrong-site incidents increased in ASCs in 2022

The rate of wrong site, side, patient, procedure and implant events at ASCs reached 0.030 procedures per every 1,000 surgeries in the second quarter of 2022, up from 0.023 in the first quarter. 

12-property medical office building portfolio sells for $1B

Jupiter, Fla.-based Rendina Healthcare Real Estate and Chevy Chase, Md.-based Artemis Real Estate Partners have partnered in the acquisition of a 12-property, 352,981-square-foot medical office building portfolio costing $1 billion, according to a Nov….

Advanced practice registered nurse compensation: 7 facts

Certified registered nurse anesthetists had the highest pay of any advanced practice nurse in 2022 according to Medscape’s 2022 APRN compensation report. 

6 issues to watch at the 2022 American Medical Association meeting

The American Medical Association’s 2022 meeting kicks off next week, with six key issues up for discussion, according to a Nov. 10 article on the organization’s website.  

10 states where new businesses are booming

Wyoming is the state with the most new business applications per 1,000 residents, according to an Oct. 28 report from financial advisory website Smartest Dollar, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The report used business application data from …

How to make Newsweek’s top ASC list: 3 leaders share their tips

Leaders at Newsweeks’ top-rated ASCs in Wisconsin, Iowa and Alabama discuss their secrets for success and advice for other ASC leaders. 

Hospital for Special Surgery’s ambulatory surgery volume grows in Q3

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery saw growth in its ambulatory surgical volume during the third quarter of 2022, according to a quarterly report.

10 worst states for ratio of specialists per capita

There are more than 1 million physicians in the U.S., according to a 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation report. Some states appear to be more saturated with specialists than others. Texas, which is predicted to have one of the worst physician shortages by 2…

Big Sky Medical acquires 135K-square-foot Texas medical office building with surgery center

Big Sky Medical, a real estate investment manager based in Dallas, has made its second acquisition in the Houston area with a 134,910-square-foot medical office building, Greenpark One, according to a Nov. 10 report from ConnectCRE. 

Big Sky Medical acquires 135K-square-foot Texas medical office building with surgery center

Big Sky Medical, a real estate investment manager based in Dallas, has made its second acquisition in the Houston area with a 134,910-square-foot medical office building, Greenpark One, according to a Nov. 10 report from ConnectCRE.