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…
Periop Leader Network is proud to announce that workplace culture and belonging expert and bestselling author Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky will deliver the opening keynote address at Periop Leader Week 2026, to be held October 4 to 7 at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Ga. Smiley’s session, titled The future…
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has released a new evidence-based guideline to “help perioperative teams evaluate, integrate, and safely use emerging and existing AI technologies in surgical care.” The new AORN Guideline for Integration of Artificial Intelligence provides recommendations for how healthcare organizations and perioperative teams can “evaluate,…
CBS News Bay Area reports on an event held at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif., that found nearly 40 children from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley handling a surgical robotics system. “Many parents are fighting to get their kids off their phones and limit screen…
A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that exercise or nutrition-based prehabilitation reduces length of stay and complications across various surgical contexts. It notes, however, that subgroup analysis revealed that each intervention “differentially impacted the primary outcomes.” It states that…
Leaders of the “Five Eyes” cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States have united to issue a “call to action” that “the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming cyber risk, and we must act swiftly to remain ahead.” The agencies…
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…
Periop Leader Network is looking for the ASC Leader of the Year...and we’re counting on you to help us find them by August 15! The Periop Leader Awards honor perioperative leaders who are making strides to better the experience of surgical patients, improve OR operations, drive healthcare innovation, and inspire…
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.”…
