Ambulatory Surgery Centers A press release from regional bank The Washington Trust Company revealed that it led construction-to-permanent financing for a new $105 million, 79,500-square-foot building in Waltham, Mass., that it calls “the largest orthopedic ambulatory surgery center and medical practice building in Greater Boston.”. The new facility, completed in June, is a…
A new study published in Annals of Surgery concludes that “a profound evidence gap” exists between ASC surgical volume and ASC-focused artificial intelligence (AI) research. The study, led by William M. Zhao, MD, and Gabriel A. Brat, MD, MPH, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School and Benjamin J.…
The first surgery was performed at the new DISC Surgery Center at Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Fla., last week by Founding Surgeon and Medical Director Jason M. Cuéllar, M.D., Ph.D.—a minimally invasive lumbar foraminotomy on an active 82-year-old who had been limited by radiating low back pain caused…
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to mark the imminent opening of Medical Plaza Northwest Greensboro (N.C.), a $163 million, five-story, 134,000-square-foot facility that will begin serving patients in late July. The health systems states that the new medical office building will serve as a…
North Star Health Alliance (NSHA) announced that it has made “the very difficult decision” to close North Country Orthopaedic Group (NCOG) and North Country Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Center in Watertown, N.Y., within the next 30 to 90 days. NSHA states that the impending closures are part of its “ongoing restructuring…
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Frost & Sullivan has released its latest analysis on ASCs, calling them “one of the most significant growth opportunities reshaping healthcare delivery worldwide.” It projects that the global ASC market will grow by more than 30% between 2024 and 2029, driven by “rising demand for efficient, cost-effective, and patient-centric care.”…
Rochester Regional Health has begun construction on a $17.5 million Orthopedic and Neurosciences Center in Canandaigua, N.Y., with the goal of expanding access to specialized orthopedic and neurological care throughout the Finger Lakes region. The center, which will be built within an existing 39,000-square-foot facility, is intended to be a…
Here are some details on two new surgery centers that opened this month. FOX 23 News reports that Hillcrest Hospital South in Tulsa, Okla., opened a new outpatient surgery center yesterday. The 17,000-square-foot facility features four ORs, two procedure rooms and 19 pre-op and post-op bays. Meanwhile, the opening of…
According to a report from The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia region’s largest health insurer, Independence Blue Cross (IBX), launched a policy this month that is “designed to move care into lower-cost surgery centers and away from hospitals and clinics that can generate payments twice as high for the same treatment.”…
