It’s National ASC Month is upon us as August begins, and Periop Leader Network is offering ASC leaders a special discount code to attend Periop Leader Week in Savannah, Ga., this October 4 to 7! Register for Periop Leader Week now and use promo code ASCMONTH for 25% off passes…
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…
The Leapfrog Group, which rates healthcare facilities on patient safety and quality of care, has published its 2026 ratings for more than 2,400 U.S. hospitals and more than 3,900 U.S. ASCs. It stated that the results “mark the highest level of participation in Leapfrog’s 26-year history.” The ratings are available…
Parkview Health this week broke ground on a future full-service hospital and medical office building in West Lafayette, Ind., which it calls one of the Hoosier State’s “fastest-growing communities.” The approximately $200 million project, first announced in July 2025, is projected to produce a nearly 200,000-square-foot hospital with “up to”…
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…
Regional health system Intermountain Health proposed some major moves over the last week. Most recently, it announced expansion plans in Southeast Idaho, where it has collaboratively owned a local health network with Surgery Partners and physicians since 2023. Intermountain and Surgery Partners have now “placed into escrow signature pages to…
Do you know a leader at any level of perioperative services that you believe is one of the finest in the industry? Do they go above and beyond in the interest of patients, staff and their facility or organization? We encourage you to tell us about them by nominating them…
Allina Health Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s Richard M. Schulze Surgical and Critical Care Center is projected to open in August. Construction, development, and engineering services company Mortenson provides some details about what lies within, stating that the new facility will “modernize surgical and critical care services, replacing outdated spaces and positioning…
Pediatric surgeon Thom E. Lobe, MD, FACS, of University of Illinois at Chicago has published a new technical report on Cureus that examines the use of a trusted AI-driven parent-baby companion app as a perioperative support tool. Noting that families of pediatric surgical patients spend limited time with their child’s…
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…
