Ambulatory Surgery Centers ASC development and management firm Compass Surgical Partners, community health system Baptist Health, and multispecialty healthcare organization Coastal Health this week announced a collective partnership with 15 area physicians to operate Middleburg Surgery Center in Jacksonville, Fla. The partners have assumed ownership of an existing 5,500-square-foot facility with two ORs that…
Custom Surgical Partners and Ambulatory Strategies last week announced a formal strategic partnership to create an expanded national and international healthcare consulting platform focused exclusively on the ASC industry. Combined, the organizations state that they have supported the development of over 150 ASCs, with centers in all 50 U.S. states and…
Ascension St. Vincent’s and Southeast Orthopedic Specialists (SOS) have opened a new orthopedic and spine ASC in St. Augustine, Fla. The 18,500-square-foot ASC puts the finishing touch on a 37,000-square-foot orthopedic and spine campus built to provide more convenient access to comprehensive musculoskeletal care for patients in the Jacksonville, Fla.-area counties of…
Intelligence platform AcuityMD announced data revealing that the majority – nearly 60% – of all endoscopic colorectal procedures in the U.S. are now performed in ASCs. It states that ASCs handled nearly nine million endoscopic colorectal procedures in 2024, representing a 50% volume increase since 2018. Rates vary by region,…
Guthrie, a not-for-profit, integrated health care system that operates in the states of New York and Pennsylvania, last week opened the Guthrie Broome Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Center in Johnson City, N.Y. The purpose-built center, which Guthrie has nicknamed “G-BOSS,” opened after completing 28 surgeries since its soft launch earlier…
Cardiovascular ASCs are currently the shiny new object in the world of outpatient surgery, picking up where total joints left off. But safely opening and operating a cardiovascular ASC, in many ways, can make opening and operating a total joints service line look like child’s play. For ASC leaders evaluating…
We’re laser-focused on delivering a relevant lineup of ASC-specific session topics, speakers, panelists, coach-led bootcamps, peer-to-peer roundtables and networking opportunities for the inaugural Periop Leader Week, to be held Oct. 4 to 7 in Savannah, Ga. Our mission is to provide compelling, must-see content that makes Periop Leader Week the…
Cleveland Clinic this week announced milestones in its expansion plans in Palm Beach County, Fla., including the demolition of its current hospital structure and hospital site preparation this year and a new outpatient center and ASC in 2027. A 200-bed hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., planned to open at…
Prisma Health and Atlas Healthcare Partners last week launched a joint venture (JV) to develop a network of ASCs in two Southeastern states. The partners plan to develop and operate “more than 15” ASCs in key markets in the region, including the South Carolina markets of Greenville-Spartanburg, Columbia, Charleston, and…
If you’re new to the process of developing an ASC, or are looking for a refresher that reframes what really matters when doing so, a lengthy article published recently on the website Money Inc methodically lays out numerous valuable best practices, with an eye on preventing your valuable team members…
