New York City-based Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital now offers patients same-day heart health assessments through its Comprehensive Health Program.
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Stryker to sell spine business: 8 notes for ASCs
On Jan. 28, major orthopedic and spine device manufacturer Stryker announced plans to sell off its U.S. spinal implants business.
VUMC centralizes physician recruitment
As recruitment offices become more common at large medical centers, Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., has established a central office for physician recruitment.
Construction begins on Indiana ASC, MOB
Ground has been broken on a new medical office building and surgery center in Jeffersonville, Ind., Inside Indiana Business reported Jan. 28.
Physician practice bankruptcies surge to 6-year high
Physician practice bankruptcy filings hit a six-year high in 2024, according to a report on Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings from healthcare restructuring advisory firm Gibbins Advisors.
GLP-1 drug approvals: A breakdown
As of Jan. 29, the FDA has approved more than a dozen glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for diabetes, weight loss, cardiovascular disease and other indications.
USPI acquires physician-owned Texas ASC
Choice Care Surgery Center, a physician-owned ASC in Midland, Texas, has joined United Surgical Partners International, according to a Jan. 29 news release from Physician Transaction Advisors, which advised the ASC on the transaction.
How certificate-of-need laws are impacting HCA's ASC growth
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare faces challenges expanding its ASC network in states with certificate-of-need laws, CFO Mike Marks said during the health system’s Jan. 24 earnings call.
3 hospitals closures so far in 2025
Becker’s has reported on three hospital closures so far in 2025. For ASCs, this might result in an influx in patients who have lost access to services through providers at hospitals or outpatient departments.
Nurses union urges Senate to reject Robert Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary
On Jan. 29, the Senate conducted a hearing to determine whether Robert F. Kennedy would be the next HHS secretary.
