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6 ASC MANAGEMENT 510 of America's 'Best' ASCs in 2023: Newsweek By Alan Condon N ewsweek partnered with global research firm Statista for the 2023 edition of its "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers," which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare- certified ASCs in the country. e ranking includes ASCs in the 25 states with the most facilities, according to CMS data, by individual state and groups facilities in the remaining states into four regions: Northeast, Midwest, West and South. e rankings are based on recommendations by medical pro- fessionals and an analysis of the ASCs' performance data. Here are the 25 best ASCs in the country, according to the Newsweek ranking: 1. Cedars Sinai-90210 Surgery Medical Center (Beverly Hills, Calif.) 2. Gramercy Surgery Center (New York City) 3. SCA Health-Surgical Center of South Jersey (Mount Laurel, N.J.) 4. Froedtert Surgery Center (Milwaukee) 5. e University of Kansas Health System-KU MedWest Ambulatory Surgery Center (Shawnee) 6. e University of Kansas Health System Indian Creek Ambulatory Surgery Center (Overland Park) 7. Coral Gables Surgery Center (Miami) 8. Capital City Surgery Center (Raleigh, N.C.) 9. University of Maryland Medical Center-Ambulatory Surgery Center (Columbia) 10. Allegheny Health Network-Monroeville (Pa.) Surgery Center 11. UCLA Health-Ambulatory Surgery Center Westwood (Los Angeles) 12. Center for Ambulatory and Minimally Invasive Surgery (Eatontown, N.J.) 13. Southwest Medical Surgery Center at W. Charleston (Las Vegas) 14. Wills Eye Surgical Network-Surgery Center in Northeast Philadelphia 15. Saint Peter's Healthcare System-Cares Surgicenter (New Brunswick, N.J.) 16. Emory Healthcare-Emory Ambulatory Surgery Center (Atlanta) 17. SCA Health-Texas Health Surgery Center Rockwall (Rockwall) 18. SCA Health-UCSD Center for Surgery of Encinitas (Calif.) 19. Duke Health-Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center (Durham, N.C.) 20. Mayo Clinic-Building Scottsdale (Ariz.) 21. Johns Hopkins Endoscopy & Surgery Center - Columbia (Md.) 22. Virtua Health-Summit Surgical Center (Voorhees, N.J.) 23. SCA Health-Bloomfield (Conn.) Ambulatory Surgery Center 24. SCA Health-St. Cloud (Minn.) Surgical Center 25. Virtua Health-Jersey Shore Ambulatory Surgical Center (Somers Point, N.J.) n Kaiser Permanente may convert San Jose hospital into ASC By Marcus Robertson O akland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is considering converting a San Jose hospital into an ASC, SiliconValley.com reported Oct. 21. The health system is considering multiple options, the report said. Among them are demolishing the 242,900-square-foot hospital and adding surface parking; decommissioning and vacating it; and repurposing 149,000 square feet for outpatient surgery, with the remainder left vacant. n ASC that closed due to 'adverse business conditions' struggling to collect payments By Alan Condon T he Surgery Center of Fort Collins (Colo.) is working on collecting past due bills more than two months after it announced it was closing for good, BizWest reported Oct. 26. The ASC decided to close on Aug. 12 because of "adverse business conditions," according to its website. The surgery center has appealed to former patients to follow through with payments as many "outstanding bills are due," according to the report. Medical records held by the surgery center are available through Cariend, a medical records company. "Requestors should be prepared to complete the records release authorization form and provide a copy of their government-issued photo ID, as required by the HIPAA laws," the surgery center said on its website. The ASC did not respond to Becker's request for comment. n