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16 ASC MANAGEMENT Cardinal Health addresses massive surgical gown recall, expects $96M charge — 7 things to know By Angie Stewart C ardinal Health is taking corrective actions related to the recall of 9.1 million surgical gowns, which could generate a company loss of $96 million in the second quarter, according to a Jan. 30 announcement. Seven things to know: 1. In late January, Cardinal recalled AAMI level 3 surgical gowns in coordination with the FDA. About 2.9 million Presource Procedure Packs manufactured between September 2018 and January 2020 contained gowns included in the recall. 2. Cardinal voluntarily recalled more than 2.5 million procedure packs in which potentially contaminated gowns were not sealed off from other components. ese should not be used and must be returned. 3. In 374,794 of the Presource kits, affected gowns were separated from other components by sealed inner packaging. Cardinal issued a voluntary correction for these packs, saying the separated compo- nents can still be used, but all others should be discarded. 4. Cardinal still has inventory of about 357,127 packs in which the affected gowns are not separated. Nearly 63,000 packs remaining in Cardinal's inventory have gowns separated from other components. 5. Cardinal customers will receive detailed instructions Feb. 3 on how to handle the affected procedure packs, which may contain a variety of customized components, including one or more gowns. 6. Cardinal's recall stems from the revelation that one of its FDA- authorized suppliers in China had shied production of some gowns to unapproved sites in uncontrolled environments where sterility cannot be guaranteed. 7. Cardinal terminated its relationship with the supplier, Siyang HolyMed. Siyang HolyMed had outsourced productions to unquali- fied facilities before, in spring 2018. n New Jersey eye surgery center locked down after bullet found taped to locker By Eric Oliver E lmwood Park, N.J.-based Phillips Eye Center was locked down Feb. 12, after an employee found a bullet taped to his locker, the Daily Voice reports. What you should know: 1. A .22-caliber bullet was taped to an employee's locker. After management alerted the police, the center was locked down. 2. An employee claimed the bullet and said it fell out of his jacket pocket while he was changing. 3. A member of the center's cleaning crew found the bullet and taped it to the locker it was in front of. It was not the bullet-owner's locker. 4. After the clarification, the lockdown was lifted and business resumed. n 3 new ASCs with cardiology By Rachel Popa Three ASCs with cardiology recently opened or an- nounced: 1. A multispecialty ASC is opening in March in Dallas in the North Dallas Corridor development. The Dallas Pro- cedure Center was developed by Dr. Amit Mirchandani, and will offer spine procedures, cardiac therapies, pain management, orthopedics and ear, nose and throat procedures, among other services. The center has nine preoperative bays, 18 post-anesthesia care unit beds and two convalescent rooms. 2. A cardiology ASC and medical office building is under development in Las Cruces, N.M., according to Guide Architecture, a firm involved in the project. 3. Surgical Management Professionals opened its first cardiology ASC in February, according to President and CEO Mike Lipomi. n 5 largest health insurance companies by membership By Rachel Popa UnitedHealthcare is the largest insurer in the U.S. by membership, according to VeryWell health. The top five largest health insurance companies: 1. UnitedHealthcare - 70 million 2. Anthem - 39.9 million 3. Aetna - 22.1 million 4. Cigna Health - 20.4 million 5. Humana - 16.6 million n