KXXV-TV reports that Texas’ Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple is undergoing a “major expansion that will add beds, surgical suites, imaging technology and updated facilities across its campus, including McLane Children's Hospital and its College of Medicine.” Three new floors will be added to the facility’s South…
A non-systematic narrative review of available studies to summarize evidence to support best clinical practice in perioperative care of patients 80 years and older has been published in the journal European Geriatric Medicine. The researchers state that “geriatric-specific problems (frailty, cognitive decline, malnutrition, sarcopenia, comorbidities) should be assessed and addressed…
Novant Health has completed the final phase of its South Asheville Medical Park in North Carolina. A new ASC and imaging center will open this fall, “bringing together women’s care, cancer care, imaging and outpatient surgery in one convenient location.” South Asheville Medical Park is home to providers such as…
DISC Surgery Center at Carlsbad and Sharp HealthCare ("Sharp") have announced a strategic alliance which will find the ASC co-branded as Sharp DISC Surgery Center Carlsbad. This partnership, which builds upon DISC’s previous collaboration with what is now Sharp Tri-City Medical Center, is expected to “further expand North County San…
Indiana healthcare system Henry Community Health (HCH) has broken ground on a new ASC in Knightstown. The site is on a campus HCH purchased in 2020 and has since undergone a phased development plan. The first phase, a 26,000-square-foot facility offering primary care, orthopedics and urology services, opened in September…
In yet another reminder that compliance with perioperative protocols should always be followed, refreshed and reexamined, a patient has been devastated, and numerous providers and facilities have been sued. According to a report from WCHS-TV, a lawsuit filed in Washington County, Ohio, alleges that a patient had her wrong leg…
The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines has determined that its most recent perioperative guideline, published in 2024, “remains valid and current.” ACC stated that the decision came “after evaluating new evidence published over the last two years on perioperative cardiovascular management of…
An unprecedented new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons maps the surgeon supply across 12 surgical specialties, U.S. county by U.S. county, with a companion interactive data visualization available to the public. Highlights from the study, which was a collaborative effort between the American College…
Pediatric patients with multimorbidity (MM) are at increased risk of adverse perioperative outcomes. A new study published in the journal Pediatric Anesthesia examines the prevalence of MM and its association with same-day hospital admission following scheduled pediatric ambulatory surgery, which the researchers state has not been previously well described. “Despite…
At Periop Leader Week, two veteran ASC leaders will test your knowledge on legal, regulatory and compliance issues—and explain why you got each multiple-choice answer right (or wrong). Everyone who attends can be a contestant; simply scan a QR code when you enter to access the game show app. At…
