Surgery/Specialties U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers ratings. Using data provided by health insights provider Arcadia, U.S. News evaluated 4,421 ASCs nationwide. That’s well short of the total number of ASCs in the U.S., due to the fact that the ratings focus exclusively on…
A study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) found that heat generated by alternating magnetic fields (AMF) helps common antibiotics work better against prosthetic joint infections. The study, published in Scientific Reports and promoted by UTSW last week, demonstrated the efficacy of AMF in eradicating bacteria-protecting biofilm from the surface…
Ascension St. Vincent’s and Southeast Orthopedic Specialists (SOS) have opened a new orthopedic and spine ASC in St. Augustine, Fla. The 18,500-square-foot ASC puts the finishing touch on a 37,000-square-foot orthopedic and spine campus built to provide more convenient access to comprehensive musculoskeletal care for patients in the Jacksonville, Fla.-area counties of…
Intelligence platform AcuityMD announced data revealing that the majority – nearly 60% – of all endoscopic colorectal procedures in the U.S. are now performed in ASCs. It states that ASCs handled nearly nine million endoscopic colorectal procedures in 2024, representing a 50% volume increase since 2018. Rates vary by region,…
Guthrie, a not-for-profit, integrated health care system that operates in the states of New York and Pennsylvania, last week opened the Guthrie Broome Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Center in Johnson City, N.Y. The purpose-built center, which Guthrie has nicknamed “G-BOSS,” opened after completing 28 surgeries since its soft launch earlier…
Cardiovascular ASCs are currently the shiny new object in the world of outpatient surgery, picking up where total joints left off. But safely opening and operating a cardiovascular ASC, in many ways, can make opening and operating a total joints service line look like child’s play. For ASC leaders evaluating…
A study published this week on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website examines how a tailored geriatric surgical pathway (GSP) halved the risk of patient complications such as respiratory failure, sepsis and shock, and led to shorter hospital stays. The researchers, who describe GSPs as an effective…
For many patients scheduled for brain surgery, having their entire head shaved during prep so that proper incisions are made can be distressing and damaging to their self-esteem. A little over a year ago, Ezequiel Goldschmidt, MD, a neurosurgeon at Hoag Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute and Hoag Family Cancer Institute…
WZTV-TV in Nashville reports that it received an email from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) stating that it is halting gender-affirming plastic surgeries for adults. VUMC is in the process of contacting impacted patients regarding the new policy changes, says the TV station, which adds that VUMC released this statement on…
UPMC Cole, a rural health network serving north-central Pennsylvania and south-central New York, is breaking ground on a 5.5-megawatt solar farm, the first within the UPMC system. Upon completion, UPMC says the farm will generate enough clean energy to meet nearly all the electricity needs of UPMC Cole’s Coudersport, Pa., hospital…
