Surgical Centers & Facilities

Ascension’s Turnaround Gains Momentum as It Expands Ambulatory Footprint, Races Toward the AMSURG Finish Line

Ascension is pairing a financial rebound with an accelerated push into outpatient care, positioning the nation’s largest Catholic health system for deeper expansion in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and ancillary services. That’s one of the biggest takeaways from Ascension’s most recent round of financial-results reporting from earlier in February. “Under its evolving leadership, Ascension remains

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Prisma Health and Atlas Healthcare Partners Launch Joint Venture to Expand Outpatient Surgical Care Across the Southeast

Prisma Health and Atlas Healthcare Partners have announced a new joint venture to expand access to high-quality, affordable outpatient surgical care through a growing network of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) across South Carolina, southeastern Tennessee, and surrounding regions. Together, the organizations plan to develop and operate more than 15 ASCs across key markets including Greenville-Spartanburg,

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What’s Driving Novant’s ASC Expansion

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is accelerating its outpatient strategy as it builds out a 25-center ASC network designed to shift volume out of hospitals and closer to patients. Leslie Barrett, BSN, RN, senior vice president of ambulatory surgery strategy and execution at Novant Health, told Becker’s the system is focused on creating a flexible outpatient

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State Officials Consider Shifting Some PCIs to Ambulatory Surgery Centers

New York regulators are poised to consider a narrow but potentially consequential shift in where certain cardiac procedures can be performed. At its Feb. 19 meeting, the New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC) may weigh a policy change that would allow some ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) affiliated with general hospitals to

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