Site neutral payments for hospitals and surgery centers are on the horizon, but they may not have the positive impact ASC owners hoped for. Hospital outpatient departments are paid significantly more ...

IRA Capital, a private equity firm, recently acquired Houston Physicians’ Hospital in Webster, Texas, Citybiz reported July 7. The 148,950-square-foot facility is a multi-specialty surgical hospital ...

Surgeons make an average of $515,130 per year in Utah, one of the highest-paying states for this role, compared to the state’s average cost of living of $49,737. The Bureau of Labor Statistics updated ...

The face of ASC independence is different from market to market. Orthopedic ASC leaders discussed their perspective on independence at Becker’s 22nd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ...

Orthopedic procedures are moving more to ASCs and outpatient settings, accelerating industry growth. Moving those surgeries to a surgery center can both improve patient outcomes while reducing costs ...

Marietta, Ohio-based Memorial Health System has expanded its cardiology department with two new physicians, according to a July 5 report from The Marietta Times.  The health system added John Goddard, ...

Mount Sinai South Nassau is planning to open an ambulatory multi-specialty in Wantagh, N.Y., according to a July 4 report from Herald Community Newspapers. The $70 million facility is 63,000 square ...

Surgery Center became the first ASC in the state to earn dual Advanced Orthopedic Certification in both Total Joint Replacement and Complex Spine Surgery. The certification from Accreditation ...

Private equity may bring capital, scale and infrastructure to physician groups, but it can’t replace physician control. Without buy-in from physicians, even the most well-funded deal can unravel.

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act July 4, after the Republican-led Congress agreed upon its contents July 3. The final bill impacts healthcare and health insurance coverage ...

Becker’s has reported on 71 ASCs opened or announced so far in 2025: 1. Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care earned a certificate of need to expand its ASC in Westmont, Ill. The ASC offers ...

Here are three hospitals that closed in 1 month, according to Becker’s: 1. Mercyhealth has filed with the state of Illinois for a “temporary suspension of services” at Javon Bea Hospital–Rockton in ...