Category: Becker’s ASC Review

ASCs' consolidation question: The pros and cons of cashing out

The ASC industry is historically fragmented, but slowly consolidating as practice costs soar. 

Noted Texas physician's practice to close 

Family medicine physician Gustaco Villarreal, MD, will close his practice in Laredo, Texas, on Nov. 1, Laredo Morning Times reported Sept. 20. 

What's new with Optum?

Optum is the parent company of Deerfield, Ill.-based ASC chain SCA Health, which has a portfolio of more than 320 ASCs and 9,200 physicians. 

Florida medical office building adds cardiology

Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare’s Panama City Beach, Fla.-based medical office building is adding cardiology and pulmonary care, according to a Sept. 22 report from the Panama City News Herald.

The regions where physicians are unhappiest with reimbursement rates

Physicians in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. are the unhappiest with private-payer reimbursement rates, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Physician-Private Payer Relationship Report,” published Sept. 20. 

Trident Health breaks ground on $40M medical office building

Trident Medical Center has begun work on a new medical office building in North Charleston, S.C., according to a Sept. 23 report from CBS affiliate WCSC-TV.

ASCs still offer nurse sign-on bonuses

Healthcare jobs are the most likely to include signing bonuses among all job posts on Indeed.com, according to The Wall Street Journal, and surgery centers are still using them to attract talent.

App-based GI platform reduces health disparities: Study

A new study from digital health platform Cylinder, published in BMJ Open Gastroenterology, found that app-based digestive health management platforms can reduce health disparities among underrepresented populations. 

Austin Regional Clinic breaks ground on ASC

Austin (Texas) Regional Clinic has broken ground on a 65,000-square-foot, two-story ASC and specialty clinic, according to a Sept. 20 report from Community Impact.

Dr. Michael Lee joins Griffin Hospital as cardiology chief

Derby, Conn.-based Griffin Hospital has named interventional cardiologist Michael Lee, MD, as chief of cardiology.