Here are three news stories about ASC leaders to know since Oct. 4:
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National Spine and Pain Centers opens Florida ASC
Frederick, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers has opened a new surgery center in Fort Myers, Fla.
6 ASCs, clinics relocating to larger facilities this year
From an ASC relocation in Iowa to a South Carolina eye center expanding, here are six ASCs and clinics relocating that Becker’s has reported on this year.
Patient codes of conduct should be the norm, says hospital quality veteran
Amid the threat of workplace violence, hospitals must take further actions to protect employees, like instituting a patient code of conduct, a former UF Health-Jacksonville (Fla.) leader argues in a letter published Nov. 12.
$1B Hoag expansion will add 2 hospitals, up to 1,500 staff
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag is spending $1 billion on a project that will add two specialty hospitals and expand its Sand Canyon Medical Center in Irvine, The Orange County Register reported Nov. 14.
Mass General Brigham lowers breast density scan wait times with AI imaging tool
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is among the first health systems to use a new artificial intelligence-powered medical imaging platform from Nuance Communications and Nvidia.
Google Cloud, Epic partner; Hackensack first health system to migrate EHR
Google Cloud and Epic have reached an agreement to enable health systems to migrate their EHRs to the cloud, while Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health will be the first organization to do so.
HCA Florida hospital 1st in state to use completely aortic replacement procedure
Physicians at Miami-based HCA Florida Mercy Hospital became the first in the state to perform a new procedure called thoraflex hybrid complete aortic replacement.
Fentanyl vaccine could stop opioid use disorder relapses
University of Houston researchers have developed a fentanyl vaccine that could prevent relapses for individuals with opioid use disorder.
Oracle Cerner, Labcorp partner to manage hospital labs in 10 states
Oracle Cerner has partnered with life sciences company Labcorp to manage hospital-based laboratories in 10 states.
