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36 OUTPATIENT SURGERY Texas surgical group to affiliate with hospital after 64 years of independence By Angie Stewart V ictoria (Texas) Surgical Associates became part of Citizens Medical Center aer 64 years as an independent practice, according to the Victoria Advocate. Five insights: 1. Four physicians from Victoria Surgical Associ- ates became Citizens Medical Center employees Oct. 1 and formed their own practice within the hospital. 2. e physicians are Shahid Hashmi, MD, John Barber, MD, Andrew Clemmons, DO, and Han- nah Starkey Smith, MD. eir new practice, Cit- izens Victoria Surgical Associates, will operate as a specialty surgery group offering most general surgery procedures. 3. e group's office will relocate from DeTar Hospital Navarro's campus in Victoria to Citizens Medical Center, which is also in Victoria. e surgeons will still perform surgeries at both hos- pitals and work with hospitals in other counties. 4. Victoria Surgical Associates sought a hospital partner to offset increasing costs and facilitate lo- gistics, according to Dr. Hashmi, who joined the independent practice in 1987. Given the personnel and infrastructure needed to handle insurance and comply with healthcare regulations, it was easier for the physicians to switch to hospital employ- ment, Dr. Hasmi told the Victoria Advocate. "We are not the first ones who have gone and looked for an entity, a hospital, who will take over the billing, the certification process, the overhead process, so that we can do what we are trained to do, [which is] to take care of our patients," Dr. Hashmi told the outlet. 5. As Dr. Hashmi indicated, Victoria Surgical Associ- ates' decision to seek employment reflects a growing trend. In 2016, a survey found that fewer than half of practicing U.S. physicians owned their own practice. Research from the American Medical Association shows more physicians are opting to be employed instead of opening independent practices. n Tennessee surgery center reopens — 3 insights By Eric Oliver K ingsport, Tenn.-based Holston Medical Group partnered with Bris- tol, Tenn.-based Renaissance Surgery Center to reopen a surgery center, local NBC affiliate WCYB reports. What you should know: 1. Holston Medical Group was pleased to take over the medical center to offer "high-quality, cost effective surgical care." 2. The physician-owned group will provide ENT, general surgery, gyneco- logical, orthopedic, pain management and urology services, among others. 3. Holston Medical Group has locations in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. n $5.5M ASC set to open in New York City in 2021 By Rachel Popa A $5.5 million multispecialty ASC project broke ground in Queens in New York City, according to the Queens Chronicle. The ASC, which is being constructed by NYC Health + Hospitals/Elm- hurst, will be 5,000 square feet. There will be four procedure rooms, an oper- ating room and 18 beds for patients to use before and after surgery. After the ASC's completion, the hospital expects to increase its outpatient surgery vol- ume by 45 percent. The ASC is expected to generate $6.8 million in revenue. Physicians at the ASC will specialize in gastroenterology, ophthalmology, gynecology and general surgery, among other specialties. Construction is expected to be completed in the spring of 2021. n Michigan ASC adds 24,000 square feet, grows more than 50% By Rachel Popa T he Muskegon (Mich.) Surgery Center has increased its footprint by more than 50 percent through a newly opened expansion, accord- ing to the Grand Rapids Business Journal. The addition, which comprises over 24,000 square feet, includes 28 post- op recovery bays, an orthopedic urgent care center, offices for trauma and foot and ankle treatment, as well as new exam rooms. The Muskegon Surgery Center has 33 physicians on staff that specialize in pain management, podiatry, orthopedics, urology and ophthalmology, among other specialties. n