According to an article by non-profit news outlet San Antonio Report, the Board of Managers of University Health, a locally owned and operated health system serving San Antonio and Bexar County, Texas, has voted to enter a $50 million deal to acquire two medical towers next to a shuttered CHRISTUS…

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Community Health Systems of Franklin, Tenn., announced Tuesday that a subsidiary entered a definitive agreement to sell “substantially all” of the assets of the 180-bed Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., along with its associated outpatient centers and practices, to Huntsville Hospital Health System (HH Health) for $450 million, “subject to…

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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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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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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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Florida health system BayCare has revealed a new rendering of its future Pagidipati Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s. The freestanding facility, scheduled to open in 2030, will replace its current St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, which BayCare describes as Tampa Bay’s largest provider of pediatric health care. Its vision for the…

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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 Despite signs of slowing overall job growth across the US, healthcare job growth was up significantly according to November numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and discussed in a December 18 news story in HealthLeaders. Among 64,000 new jobs cited, 46,300 of these jobs were within the…

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