Ambulatory Surgery Centers The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) has published a position statement regarding a simplified approach to risk assessment and prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after ambulatory surgery. The clinical practice recommendation paper, free to read in its entirety, was published in the October edition of the journal Anesthesia…
Kaiser Permanente has broken ground on what it calls its “most significant brick-and-mortar investment in Colorado since 2011.” The new Kaiser Permanente Westminster Medical Offices, slated to open in 2028, will house an outpatient surgery center, robotic surgery, urgent care, primary care, specialty care, pharmacy, lab services, and more for…
Novant Health has completed the final phase of its South Asheville Medical Park in North Carolina. A new ASC and imaging center will open this fall, “bringing together women’s care, cancer care, imaging and outpatient surgery in one convenient location.” South Asheville Medical Park is home to providers such as…
DISC Surgery Center at Carlsbad and Sharp HealthCare ("Sharp") have announced a strategic alliance which will find the ASC co-branded as Sharp DISC Surgery Center Carlsbad. This partnership, which builds upon DISC’s previous collaboration with what is now Sharp Tri-City Medical Center, is expected to “further expand North County San…
Indiana healthcare system Henry Community Health (HCH) has broken ground on a new ASC in Knightstown. The site is on a campus HCH purchased in 2020 and has since undergone a phased development plan. The first phase, a 26,000-square-foot facility offering primary care, orthopedics and urology services, opened in September…
At Periop Leader Week, two veteran ASC leaders will test your knowledge on legal, regulatory and compliance issues—and explain why you got each multiple-choice answer right (or wrong). Everyone who attends can be a contestant; simply scan a QR code when you enter to access the game show app. At…
Penn Medicine, Independence Blue Cross, and Regent Surgical have announced what the parties call a “first-of-its-kind strategic partnership” designed to “rapidly expand access to high-quality outpatient surgical care” across the Philadelphia region. The partners state that they will collaborate through a yet-unnamed new company to “support the creation” of “at…
AI may prove consequential “in the distributed, high-volume world of outpatient care, because it changes not only how we draw these buildings but how they perform.” So writes Charles Michelson, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, president of Saltz Michelson Architects, in an article for South Florida Hospital News & Healthcare Report.…
The American Hospital Association’s American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) has released a new resource to “help facilities leaders modernize maintenance practices, improve operational reliability and support safe, uninterrupted patient care.” Health Care Maintenance and Operations: The Facilities Management Handbook, the newest addition to ASHE’s Health Care Facilities Management Handbook…
Atrium Health announced that it has completed an expansion and reopening of Atrium Health Denver (N.C.) Surgery Center—which it says is the only ASC in Lincoln County, N.C. The expansion of the multispecialty ASC added a dedicated endoscopy suite, three new preoperative rooms and additional clinical space. “This milestone reflects years of planning to…
