A Texas physician had his medical license suspended after he was accused of being impaired during several procedures, The Fresno Bee reported Jan. 8. Nathan Starke, MD, a former urologist at Houston ...

Shakeel Kahn, MD, a physician in Casper, Wyo., was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes involving drug distribution, firearms possession and money laundering. Between 2011 and 2016, Dr. Kahn, ...

There are 6,300 Medicare-certified ASCs in the U.S., a 3.5% increase over December 2022, according to CMS data. ASCA reported the number of ASCs by state as of September 2024. Some states have grown ...

Orthopedic and spine surgeons who previously worked at Madison, Wis.-based SSM Health are now able to see former patients after a noncompete clause expired Jan. 1, the Wisconsin State Journal reported ...

Private equity has an ever-tightening grip in healthcare, across nearly every physician specialty, including anesthesia. Here are three things to know on private equity's grip on anesthesia for 2025: ...

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Endoscopy Center of WNY plans to open a $6 million, 8,600-square-foot ASC also in Buffalo, according to a Jan. 8 report from Buffalo Business First. The ASC is slated to have three ...

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill adding optometry to the physician pay scale as part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. The ...

Here are the most recent updates on five ASC giants as 2025 begins: ...

Surgeon's Point Surgery Center in Cedar Park, Texas, is the first ASC in the world to utilize Moon Surgical's Maestro System, a digital surgical assistant. According to a Jan. 9 news release, the ...

Surgeries at an ASC in Waterbury, Conn., have been postponed following a car crashed into the building Jan. 5, according to a Jan. 6 report from the Republican American. Surgeries at the Waterbury ...

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care opened a new outpatient center in Hoffman Estates, Ill., the Daily Herald reported Jan. 6. The new facility will offer primary and immediate care as well ...

Laurel, Va.-based Virginia Care Partners, an affiliate of HCA Virginia in Richmond, has established a partnership with Pearl Health, a technology platform geared specifically toward independent ...