Category: ASC News

Nevada governor directs $40M for ASC at UNLV medical school

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and the state interim finance committee have awarded the University of Nevada Las Vegas Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine $70 million to construct an ASC and a pathology lab, according to an Aug. 19 report from the Las Veg…

Georgia physician withdraws guilty plea for illegal drug distribution 

Thomas Sachy, MD, who pleaded guilty to illegally dispensing drugs in 2021 is withdrawing his plea, The Macon Telegraph reported Aug. 18. 

15 medical schools that leave students with the most debt

Medical school graduates are often saddled with large amounts of debt at the end of their education, and the class of 2021 was no exception. 

Bad physician workplace behavior: What their colleagues are noticing 

Eighty-six percent of physicians have witnessed other physicians bully or harass clinicians or staff in the last five years, according to Medscape’s 2022 report “Physicians Behaving Badly.”

Long Island ASC expanding into new 13,233-square-foot building

DAY-OP Center of Long Island (N.Y.) is expanding into a new 13,233-square-foot leased building in Woodbury (N.Y.), according to an Aug. 19 report from Long Island Business News.

ChristianaCare, DSU in talks to open Delaware’s first medical school

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare and Delaware State University are in an ongoing discussion to open the first medical school in the state of Delaware, according to an Aug. 18 report from Delaware Public Radio. 

8 fast facts on the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Political Action Committee

The ASC Political Action Committee uses collected funds to lobby for the interests of ASCs and ASC owners through supporting candidates, ballot measures and other political interests. 

ASC leaders continue to grapple with staffing issues

In today’s environment, staffing challenges continue to be one of the biggest issues ASC leaders are up against.

Physicians see spike in misbehavior, report says 

Forty-one percent of physicians have seen other physicians behave inappropriately in the workplace in 2022 compared to 35 percent in 2021, according to Medscape’s 2022 report “Physicians Behaving Badly.”

Monopoly suit against Intuitive Surgical moving to trial

Intuitive Surgical was denied a dismissal of the monopoly suit it faces against service replacement components manufacturer Rebotix Repair, clearing the way for the case to reach trial, Buffalo Business First reported Aug. 17.