The following are 12 ambulatory surgery centers that have made the news locally, at the state level or nationally in the past week.
Has your ASC made the news lately? Is there a newsworthy announcement you'd like to share? Email Becker's ASC Review Editor Ellie Rizzo at erizzo@beckershealthcare.com with your ASC's news (or the link to it) to have it included in this roundup.
1. Konya Keeling-Johnson, MD, opened the Houston Southwest Colon and Rectal Clinic.
2. Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Fla., intends to acquire St. Augustine Surgery Center.
3. Crozer-Keystone Health System, due to the strategic 2013 acquisition of the Surgery Center of Pennsylvania in Haverford, reported a 19 percent increase in surgical volume.
4. EndoGastric Solutions recognized physicians of Internal Medical Associates and the Methodist Hospitals GERD Center in Merrillville, Ind., for their contribution to the treatment and improvement of quality of life for gastroesophageal reflux patients.
5. MEDARVA Stony Point Surgery in Richmond, Va., performed 30 free colonoscopies for patients who met medical criteria and would not be covered by insurance.
6. The 9,100-square-foot, $1.8 million Texas Precision Surgery Center is being planned for Corpus Christie.
7. The Atlanta Vision Institute hired medical front desk coordinator Karissa Torres.
8. Oklahoma City-based Surgery Center of Oklahoma was featured in a front-page article on price transparency in healthcare on the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity website, watchdog.org.
9. The Los Angeles-based Orthopedic Institute for Children Ambulatory Surgery Center received a pledge of $100,000 over the next nine years from the Charitable Children's Guild.
10. Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas plans to build a new ambulatory care center in Frisco, Texas.
11. BSM Surgery Center in Corvallis, Ore., was reaccredited by The Joint Commission.
12. The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited Tampa (Fla.) Bay Endoscopy Center and Tampa Bay Specialty Surgery Center in Pinellas Park, Fla.
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Has your ASC made the news lately? Is there a newsworthy announcement you'd like to share? Email Becker's ASC Review Editor Ellie Rizzo at erizzo@beckershealthcare.com with your ASC's news (or the link to it) to have it included in this roundup.
1. Konya Keeling-Johnson, MD, opened the Houston Southwest Colon and Rectal Clinic.
2. Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Fla., intends to acquire St. Augustine Surgery Center.
3. Crozer-Keystone Health System, due to the strategic 2013 acquisition of the Surgery Center of Pennsylvania in Haverford, reported a 19 percent increase in surgical volume.
4. EndoGastric Solutions recognized physicians of Internal Medical Associates and the Methodist Hospitals GERD Center in Merrillville, Ind., for their contribution to the treatment and improvement of quality of life for gastroesophageal reflux patients.
5. MEDARVA Stony Point Surgery in Richmond, Va., performed 30 free colonoscopies for patients who met medical criteria and would not be covered by insurance.
6. The 9,100-square-foot, $1.8 million Texas Precision Surgery Center is being planned for Corpus Christie.
7. The Atlanta Vision Institute hired medical front desk coordinator Karissa Torres.
8. Oklahoma City-based Surgery Center of Oklahoma was featured in a front-page article on price transparency in healthcare on the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity website, watchdog.org.
9. The Los Angeles-based Orthopedic Institute for Children Ambulatory Surgery Center received a pledge of $100,000 over the next nine years from the Charitable Children's Guild.
10. Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas plans to build a new ambulatory care center in Frisco, Texas.
11. BSM Surgery Center in Corvallis, Ore., was reaccredited by The Joint Commission.
12. The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited Tampa (Fla.) Bay Endoscopy Center and Tampa Bay Specialty Surgery Center in Pinellas Park, Fla.
More articles on turnarounds:
5 ways leadership must evolve
Atlanta Vision Institute hires front desk coodinator
Surgery Center of Oklahoma featured in price transparency article