15 details on USPI's
$1.2B acquisition of
SurgCenter
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners
International completed the acquisition of
SurgCenter Development. This article shares
15 key details from the $1.2 billion transaction.
Leapfrog recognizes 13
ASCs with patient care
excellence award
The Leapfrog Group released its first ever
award for excellence in patient care to ASCs.
Five of the 13 surgery centers honored were
in North Carolina.
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WHAT ASCs CAN EXPECT MORE
OF IN 2022
ASCs are in a great position to take advantage of high-
quality, low-cost care trends in 2022. But they will face the
same challenges as other companies when it comes to supply
chain and staffing shortages. This article provides 10 ASC
projections for this year.
INSIDE THE ISSUE:
Physicians get
temporary reprieve
from Medicare pay cuts
p. 7
The biggest trends
3 ASC CEOs are
following p. 9
ASC owner runs for U.S.
House p. 26
How HCA is fueling its
outpatient growth:
5 notes p. 8
Andrews Ambulatory
Surgery to build 1st 3
ASC projects in Florida
p. 25
Nursing landscape:
11 statistics making
ASC execs nervous
p. 11
15 of the most expensive ASC projects of 2021 p. 12
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