ASC Leader According to a report from WJHG-TV, the Cardiovascular Institute of Northwest Florida in Panama City has expanded procedural offerings at its ASC, which opened in March. Treatments now available at the facility include heart catheterizations, pacemakers, defibrillators, and laser atherectomy, a procedure that removes plaque from blocked arteries in the…
A new ASC has opened its doors in Northern Michigan, as Gaylord Surgery Center officially received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and certification from CMS. The ASC is the result of a $15 million investment by Michigan health system Munson Healthcare, in partnership with its…
A new research article published in Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty quantifies the economic advantage of outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). Researchers from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Nova Southeastern University, The Hand & Upper Extremity Center of San Antonio, Hoag Orthopaedics, St. Charles Center for…
A Chester Township, Ohio, woman has been indicted on felony charges by the Geauga County Prosecutor’s Office for allegedly stealing fentanyl and other drugs from the unidentified ASC where she worked. “Chandra L. Wozniak, 53, is charged with one count of possession of a fentanyl-related compound, a fourth-degree felony; one…
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced that EyePoint, a manufacturer of therapeutics for ophthalmic applications, has agreed to pay $4,678,981 to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to induce ASCs to purchase its drug DEXYCU. The government alleges that EyePoint violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the…
Building a new ASC or renovating an existing one? In a new article in Building Design+Construction, Brad Krump, AIA, principal and director of commercial architecture, interior design, planning, and research firm BWBR, outlines his vision of the ASCs of the future. “ASCs have a unique opportunity to reimagine the patient…
Mankato (Minn.) Free Press reports that the multispecialty Mankato Surgery Center plans to “expand by 70% to meet growing patient demand.” The news outlet reports that, pending city reviews and permitting, construction could begin this fall with new ORs “in use before the end of 2027.” Created as a joint…
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) announced its support for the Outpatient Surgery Access Act of 2026. ASCA states that the legislation, if enacted, would “stabilize ASC reimbursements” by requiring CMS to use “the same inflation factor used to update hospital payment rates,” while also removing a “budget neutrality adjustment…
NYU Langone Health has opened NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Patchogue (N.Y.), a 54,000-square-foot facility that it states will broaden access to specialty and surgical care for patients across Suffolk County. Located on the site of a former Burlington Coat Factory building in the Long Island village’s downtown, the facility will…
ASC management and development firm AMSURG has acquired five endoscopy centers that cover the eastern and central portions of North Carolina. The five acquired centers consist of the Wake Endoscopy portfolio, consisting of: Wake Forest Endoscopy Center Wake Endoscopy – Cary Wake Endoscopy – Raleigh Clayton Endoscopy Center Wilson Endoscopy…
