Category: Becker’s ASC Review

Rite Aid’s asset sale: 5 key updates

In May 2025, Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in less than two years, announcing plans to sell “substantially all” of its assets.CEO Matt Schroeder attributed the move to mounting financial pressures and rapid transformations in both the retail and healthcare landscapes. The company previously filed for bankruptcy in October […]

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What’s driving ASC-hospital relationships? 

Hospital ownership of ASCs has evolved from a trend to an established facet of the industry in recent years.  Here are 10 notes on the growing bond between ASCs and hospitals in 2025: 1. Ninety percent of hospitals and health systems plan to continue investing in or affiliating with ASCs — a growing trend driven […]

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How this ASCs keeps turnover in the single digits 

Employee retention is a top priority for many ASCs as they face workforce shortages and a competitive labor market.  Andrew Weiss, administrator of Voorhees, N.J.-based Summit Surgical Center, joined Becker’s to discuss the culture and strategies that have helped his center keep staff turnover in the single digits.  Editor’s note: This response was edited lightly […]

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25 best places to live in the US, per US News

Johns Creek, Ga., is the best place to live in the country, followed by Carmel, Ind., according to U.S. News & World Report‘s “250 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2026-26” list, published May 20. To compile the list, U.S. News looked at several factors, including city value, desirability, job market, average commute, […]

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US to face shortage of 6,300 anesthesiologists: 12 stats to know

By 2036, the U.S. is expected to be facing a shortage of 6,300 anesthesiologists nationwide, according to a white paper from Medicus Healthcare Solutions published May 21.   The workforce management company’s report predicts that the U.S. will also face a shortage of 450,000 nurses by the end of 2025.  Here are 12 things to know […]

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Illinois hospital opens GI practice, welcomes first physician 

Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers has opened a new gastroenterology practice and welcomed its first specialist, Afreen Hyder, MD, according to a May 20 news release from the hospital. Dr. Hyder brings over 20 years of experience in diagnosing, treating and managing conditions of the digestive system. “My philosophy of care is simple: be […]

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10 healthcare labor updates in May

Here are 10 updates on physician, nurse and hospital worker unions in May, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Physicians at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Wash., voted to join Northwest Medicine United May 27.  2. Registered nurses at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Long Beach, Calif., […]

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What this GI would change about med school 

Medical education has evolved significantly over the last few decades — but are there key elements still missing? Sheldon Taub, MD, gastroenterologist at Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center, joined Becker’s to discuss how medical training has changed since he entered the field and shares the lessons he believes future physicians should be learning in today’s classrooms.  […]

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Georgia cardiologist dies at 96

Thomas Yeh, MD, a cardiovascular surgeon of Savannah, Ga., died May 19 at age 96, according to a May 25 report from Savannah Morning News.  Dr. Yeh graduated first in his class from the National Taiwan University and came to the U.S. in 1952. He then served an internship in Utah, completed a residency in […]

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Elite Surgical Center completes 350th Mako joint replacement

Wayne, N.J.-based Elite Surgical Center has completed its 350th total joint replacement using Stryker’s Mako robotic arm.  Elite became one of the first ASCs in the region to offer Mako robotic-assisted total joint replacements, according to a May 23 news release shared with Becker’s.  Robotic-assisted joint replacements offer many benefits for patients, including increased accuracy, […]

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