A new study finds that patients who use cannabis may face a significantly higher risk of heart attack during and after surgery, while also unexpectedly showing a lower risk of blood clots in the veins. The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has promoted the study, which was presented this week…
According to The Folsom Times, Kaiser Permanente has officially broken ground on a large-scale expansion of its Folsom, Calif., medical campus to add a new 187,000-square-foot “comprehensive care center that will bring additional primary care, specialty medical services, urgent care and outpatient treatment options to the growing community” without patients…
According to the Charlotte Business Journal (CBJ), OrthoCarolina has officially broken ground on its first standalone orthopedics ASC, to be located in the Steele Creek neighborhood of Charlotte, N.C. It’s expected to open by the end of 2027. Becker’s reports the center will have four ORs and two rooms for…
Connecticut-based Constitution Surgery Alliance (CSA), which develops, owns and operates ASCs, has expanded into Michigan through new partnerships with the Detroit metropolitan area’s UnaSource Surgery Center and MiOrtho Surgery Center. “Through these partnerships, UnaSource and MiOrtho will gain access to CSA’s operational expertise, data and analytics platform, and strategic resources…
UW Health will open a $140 million expansion at East Madison Hospital on Nov. 2 that will significantly increase its surgical capacity. The project has added 120,000 square feet to the Madison, Wis., hospital, expanding its footprint to roughly 620,000 square feet. Its number of ORs will increase from 14…
Rush University System for Health and Endeavor Health have announced their intention to join forces “to form a leading, integrated academic health system” in the Chicago region. The combined system, which would include 12 Magnet-recognized hospitals and more than 400 care sites, would operate under the Rush name. It would…
Parkview Health, which describes itself as Indiana’s largest rural healthcare provider and northeast Indiana’s largest employer, has signed an agreement to acquire Ovation Healthcare, a Brentwood, Tenn.-based provider of “shared services that strengthen the operational and financial performance of hospitals, health systems and physician practices nationwide.” Ovation Healthcare has partnered…
ASC management company AMSURG has acquired Euclid Endoscopy Center. The gastrointestinal-focused, five-physicians practice operates three total procedure rooms among two ASCs, which are located in San Diego and El Cajon, Calif. “This organization has established a vital role in providing accessible GI care to patients throughout San Diego County and…
According to the Nashville Business Journal (NBJ), an entity called OneCity Surgery Center LLC has filed a letter of intent with the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission to establish an ASC in West Nashville’s oneC1TY, an 18.7-acre, master-planned mixed-use and wellness community. According to its letter of intent, the entity is…
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) has published the results of its third-quarter 2026 60-Second Survey via its media outlet ASC Focus. The focus of the survey, which received 307 responses from ASCs in 44 states, is a relevant one: “facility operations related to anesthesia services.” Some of the findings:…
