Category: Becker’s ASC Review

10 states with the most, fewest surgical techs

There are 110,320 employed surgical technologists in the U.S., according to data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.

Central Valley sees 1st-ever robotic heart surgery at ASC

The successful performance of a robotically assisted, minimally invasive direct vision coronary artery bypass graft surgery at Modesto, Calif.-based Doctors Medical Center is thought to be the first of its kind in the region, reported the Escalon Times…

The certificate-of-need conundrum

Certificate-of-need laws have long been controversial among ASC leaders. CON laws require healthcare systems to receive special approval from state governments to expand or build new facilities, and they vary state-to-state. 

Meet the leaders of 5 ASC organizations

Here is what to know about five state ASC organizations, including their leadership and the number of ASCs in each state:

Physicians resign over financial dispute with Rhode Island hospital

Three hematology-oncology physicians have resigned from South Kingston, R.I.-based South County Health claiming  underfunding, The Providence Journal reported July 30. 

Auburn Heart Institute works to fill void of shuttering practice

Auburn (N.Y.) Cardiology Associates plans to shutter its office after 40 years. 

5 things to know about staffing at ASCs

Staffing shortages have been a persistent issue across ASCs and hospitals alike. Here are five things to know about the ongoing crisis:

11 physicians suing their former employers in 2024

Here are 11 cases of physicians suing their former employers, as reported by Becker’s in 2024″

Franciscan Physician Network adds interventional cardiologist

Asad Torabi, MD, an interventional cardiologist, joined Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Physician Network, according to an Aug. 14 report by Portage.Life.

Divergent rulings put FTC noncompete ban in flux

The Federal Trade Commission’s noncompete ban is in flux amid several divergent court rulings, according to an article by law firm Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath published Aug. 14 in JDSupra.