Nashville’s NewsChannel5 reports that a bill moving through the Tennessee state legislature could eliminate the state’s certificate of need (CON) rules by 2030. Supporters of the bill say its passage could allow more hospitals to open in the Volunteer State, particularly in rural areas where facilities have been closing. According…
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…
Axios published a link-rich roundup regarding the crisis facing Hennepin Healthcare, particularly its flagship facility Minneapolis’ Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), the majority of whose patients are uninsured or on Medicaid. The mainstream media outlet frames HCMC’s troubles, including a potential closure, as “a warning” and a “canary in the coal…
A randomized trial by German researchers examined the potential stress-reducing benefits of parents receiving intraoperative text messages from their child’s OR team during outpatient pediatric surgeries. What they found was less than satisfying for those who might assume that increased intraoperative communication and transparency with pediatric caregivers is unquestionably beneficial.…
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,…
Jacksonville TV station WTLV-TV reported last week on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the city’s HCA Florida Memorial Hospital. “The goal isn’t to replace doctors, but support them,” said the anchor introducing the piece. Interviewed in the report was the hospital’s Eric Troup, DO, who said the facility…
A subsidiary of Community Health Systems last week signed a definitive agreement to sell “substantially all of the assets” of four Northwest Health hospitals in Arkansas, along with their associated outpatient centers and practices, to Freeman Health System of Joplin, Mo., for $112 million. The hospitals are: 128-bed Northwest Medical…
Is a hybrid operating room an effective marketing tool? For one health system, it garnered coverage on local TV news. KSAT-TV in San Antonio last week reported that Baptist Health System’s hybrid OR “saved an 82-year-old patient’s life” after doctors found an aneurysm. The patient, facing major surgery for an…
