Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Boston-based Mass General Brigham (MGB) this week announced a joint venture to create a "coordinated ambulatory network" serving Florida’s rapidly growing Martin, St. Lucie and Palm Beach counties, with a focus on expanding access to outpatient services including primary care, specialty care, advanced imaging, oncology…

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CoxHealth posted on LinkedIn last week that it formally kicked off construction of what it calls the largest pediatric outpatient center in Southwest Missouri. The St. Louis Children’s at CoxHealth Specialty Care Center is a joint project among CoxHealth, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St.…

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Methodist Richardson (Texas) Medical Center officially opened its new ambulatory surgical center (ASC) in a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. Methodist Richardson Medical Center President Ken Hutchenrider, FACHE, told local news outlet Community Impact that the hospital has worked to add an ASC to its campus for three years. “It’s really to further…

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Florida Coast Medical Center (FCMC) last week told South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report that it plans to expand its adjacent Medical Office Building (MOB) in Port St. Lucie, Fla., to include a new ambulatory surgery center (ASC). The MOB, which opened alongside FCMC in September, is being positioned as…

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Tri-City Cardiology Ambulatory Surgical Center announced on Dec. 29 that it had surpassed 6,000 completed procedures, which it said underscores its commitment and ability to deliver “high-quality, patient-centered cardiovascular care in an outpatient setting.” The Mesa, Ariz.-based practice said Tri-City Cardiology ASC was designed to expand patient access to “highly personalized…

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Researchers at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., describe positive impacts on the hospital's acute-care operations and quality after transitioning elective orthopedic surgeries to an ambulatory setting. The retrospective single-center study, published on Cureus on Dec. 30, is particularly relevant as more health systems and hospitals continue to…

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Many ASCs are reluctant to explore technological upgrades for various legitimate reasons -- limited financial resources, limited staffing resources, a belief in their current way of doing things. That widespread skepticism and reluctance can be even more pronounced with regard to implementing and using artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the…

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At many ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), “doing more with less” is an existential situation. Can artificial intelligence (AI) help alleviate the situation? That’s what Emily Spooner, president and owner of ASC consulting and management firm Marisa Consulting, will explore in her session “AI-powered insights to boost efficiency and margins in…

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Editor's Note Hospitals that cling to higher hospital outpatient department reimbursements and resist ASC development could be left behind as payers are applying pressure to move these cases to more affordable settings, according to insights highlighted in a December 11 news story in Becker’s ASC review. One expert advised collaboration…

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Editor's Note New research sheds light on the different ways that the COVID-19 pandemic influenced a significant shift in surgeries from inpatient to outpatient settings, with the most pronounced shift occurring for hip and knee replacements. The findings published December 6 in Sage Journals also showed greater declines in overall…

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