Here are seven updates for ASC leaders to note for July 20, 2017.
Florida's 1st freestanding ASC is closing
Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Same Day Surgery Center is closing its doors next month. Competition in the area is increasing, leading the ASC to close its doors. Memorial Same Day Surgery Center is the first freestanding ASC in Florida.
Iowa hospital opening ASC to attract patients
Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Mercy Medical Center is opening an ASC in Hiawatha, Iowa. The ASC will feature 11 preoperative and postoperative rooms.
Iowa physician suing state over CON law to appear before state council for 5th time
Ophthalmologist Lee Birchansky, MD, will appear before Iowa's State Health Facilities Council regarding his proposal for an ASC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This is the fifth time Dr. Birchansky is appearing before the council for his certificate-of-need application. Dr. Birchansky, his patient Michael Jensen and Orange City, Iowa-based Korver Ear Nose and Throat are among those who filed a lawsuit against the Iowa Department of Public Health regarding the state's CON legislation.
UK hospital finds 27 missing contact lenses in cataract surgery patient
United Kingdom-based Solihull Hospital medical staff found 27 missing contact lenses in the eye of a patient seeking cataract surgery. It is unclear how long the contacts were clustered in the patient's eye. The patient told surgeons sometimes she could not find a contact when she tried to remove it.
Colorectal cancer treatment market to reach $5B by 2021
The colorectal cancer treatment market could reach $5.03 billion by 2021, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 2.21 percent from 2016 to 2021.
USPI signs agreement with Casetabs for ASCs: 3 key notes
United Surgical Partners International entered into an agreement use Casetabs' cloud-based surgery coordination application at its ASCs. Casetabs will provide a central hub for case-related communication and collaboration, digital surgery boards and physician office connectivity for USPI's ASCs.
Physician Partners of America buys Florida ASC
Medical organization Physician Partners of America acquired Boynton Beach, Fla.-based Bethesda Outpatient Surgery Center. The multispecialty ASC offers podiatry, general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, pain management, urology and plastic surgery.