A general surgeon operating at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, Ga., was arrested and facing charges after a patient says he assaulted her in her hospital room hours after her procedure. According to a police report obtained by WSB-TV in Atlanta, the patient said she was on the…

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In its January Bulletin, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has published a review of what it calls “significant” updates to CPT coding, payment models, and physician reimbursement that have taken effect in 2026. Here’s what’s particularly on surgeons’ minds: “Coding changes for general surgery and related specialties.” ACS specifically…

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Sahan Journal, a nonprofit digital newsroom dedicated to reporting for immigrants and communities of color in Minnesota, reported that dozens of healthcare professionals and community members expressed concern about the presence of federal immigration officers at Minneapolis’ Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) at a Hennepin County Board of Commissioners meeting…

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A study in the February 2026 issue of Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), documents a steady rise in surgical patients who are being treated with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), which it says highlights a “gap between current surgical pain practices and…

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A new article in ACS Bulletin, a publication from the American College of Surgeons (ACS), takes a deep dive into how the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare settings is forcing the industry to “reimagine the future of surgery.” Dr. Lenworth Jacobs Jr., a professor of surgery at…

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A study from Canadian and Australian researchers has found that lower neighborhood income is associated with higher postoperative mortality, and suggests that improving surgical outcomes may require addressing disparities in social determinants of health. The study, published this week on JAMA Network Open, sought to answer the question, “How are…

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Retained surgical items (RSIs) remain among the most preventable yet persistently recurring surgical “never events.” Despite decades of implementing process checklists, counting protocols, and technology solutions, surgical items continue to be left inside patients across the country. The University of Michigan Health’s Periprocedural Safety and Quality Improvement (PSQIP) team says…

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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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