Category: ASC News

HCA Healthcare, SCA Health, Surgery Partners and United Surgical Partners International held a total of about 18% of the ASC market in the U.S. at the end of 2023 — but are they growing in terms of surgical volumes?

Brentwood, Tenn.-based ASC operator Surgery Partners has established itself as a leader of the outpatient surgery market and is the third-largest ASC operator in the U.S.

A physician with a St. Louis office and two employees have been accused of illegally prescribing controlled substances and healthcare fraud.

Cleveland, Ohio, is the most stressed out city in the U.S., according to WalletHub’s 2024’s Most & Least Stressed Cities in America, published July 8.

Hilo Community Surgery Center in Hawaii was slated for closure — until Frederick Nitta, MD, took over as CEO.

On June 1, Walmart Health officially shuttered all of its clinic and virtual care options, after a tumultuous two years. 

A Seattle-based plastic surgery center was fined $5 million for threatening patients with illegal nondisclosure agreements and falsifying online reviews to inflate their surgeon owners’ reputation, according to a July 2 news release from Washington’s O…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is a major player in the ASC market, operating 124 ASCs through its outpatient surgery business Surgery Ventures. HCA is affiliated with more than 45,000 physicians and operates 186 hospitals nationwide. 

For the last five years, the same five physician specialties have traded spots in the lowest-paying slots of Medscape’s annual compensation report. 

Home health companies Guardian Health Care, Gem City Home Care and Care Connection of Cincinnati have agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle claims they provided kickbacks to physicians and assisted living facilities for Medicare referrals.