As ASCs expand and evolve, anesthesiologists are reexamining their role in driving efficiency, ensuring patient safety, and navigating economic headwinds. Here’s what five anesthesiologists across the ...

Many CRNAs support updating discharge policies to allow patients post-anesthesia to leave with rideshare services if accompanied by an adult, according to a July 29 report from Georgia Public ...

Covington, La.-based Avala, a physician-led and physician-owned hospital, provided notice of a cybersecurity incident.  The hospital discovered the incident had impacted its IT systems on May 30, ...

Douglas, Ga.-based Coffee Regional Medical Center has implanted its first Micra pacemaker, a leadless device said to be the smallest pacemaker in the world. The minimally invasive procedure was ...

UC San Diego Health has opened the McGrath Outpatient Pavilion in San Diego, a $25 million, 250,000-square-foot facility designed to expand access to outpatient, surgical and cancer care, according to ...

Indianapolis is the best-paying city for anesthesiologists with one to seven years of experience, according to Medscape’s salary explorer.  Here are the 10 best-paying cities for early-career ...

Medical Center closed its endoscopy department for 11 days following an infection-control breach related to scope cleaning, hospital and state officials confirmed, according to a July 26 report by the ...

Here are 10 updates on moves by payers for ASCs to know in July, as reported by Becker’s: 1. UnitedHealth Group is complying with criminal and civil investigations by the Justice Department regarding ...

Advanced Surgery Center have been charged with interfering with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation blocking agents from arresting a man who ran inside the ASC, The Independent ...

The University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology has made three leadership transitions, according to a July 24 news release from UNMC.  Levi Zehr, MD, was appointed medical ...

In a time of staffing shortages, reimbursement pressure, and rising supply costs, operating rooms sit at the very heart of a hospital or ASC. Yet, despite their central role in hospital economics, ORs ...

Here are 10 legal, clinical and policy-related controversies shaping anesthesia so far in 2025: 1. The No Surprises Act: There have been several updates and legal controversies related to the NSA in ...