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Surgery Partners Signals Stability, Flags ‘Favorable Trends’ in Musculoskeletal Service Line

BY LESLIE SMALL | MAY 5, 2026

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Tenet CEO: It Pays to Be Choosy About ASC Investments

By Leslie Small | April 30, 2026

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HCA, CommonSpirit CEOs Thread Needle on Site Neutrality While Touting ASCs

By Leslie Small | April 29, 2026

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Ardent Health Touts Surgery Volume Growth, Aims to Open 2 New ASCs

Ardent Health, Inc. (NYSE: ARDT) plans to open two new ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) this year as part of its ongoing strategy to grow its outpatient care portfolio. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company is also bullish about urgent care: It opened four urgent care clinics during the first quarter across its Idaho, New Mexico and Texas…

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Ardent Health Touts Surgery Volume Growth, Aims to Open 2 New ASCs

Ardent Health, Inc. (NYSE: ARDT) plans to open two new ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) this year as part of its ongoing strategy to grow its outpatient care portfolio. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company is also bullish about urgent care: It opened four urgent care clinics during the first quarter across its Idaho, New Mexico and Texas…

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WTWH Healthcare Announces the Future Leaders Class of 2026

WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media, LLC company, is pleased to announce the Future Leaders Class of 2026. The Future Leaders Awards program honors exceptional professionals aged 40 and under who are shaping the future of aging and healthcare. Honorees represent a wide range of sectors, including ambulatory surgery centers, behavioral health, complex rehab technology (CRT),…

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Surgery Partners Signals Stability, Flags ‘Favorable Trends’ in Musculoskeletal Service Line

Surgery Partners Inc. (Nasdaq: SGRY) has experienced a swirl of negative headlines in the past year: an unsuccessful private-equity takeover bid, unexpected headwinds that drove an earnings shortfall, an activist investor’s push for a company overhaul, and a lawsuit accusing the surgical facility operator of fraudulent billing practices.  However, executives at the Tennessee-based company had…

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Legent Health’s New CMO Sets Sights on Standardizing Quality

Todd Albert, M.D., wants to make high-quality care so consistent at Legent Health that visiting one of its orthopedic/spine surgery centers is not unlike going to McDonald’s or Starbucks. Albert – who is also the surgeon-in-chief emeritus at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) – was recently named chief medical officer of Legent, the Texas-based ambulatory…

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Viva Las Vegas: Nevada City Continues to Lead US in ASCs

Las Vegas may be better known as a vacation and gambling mecca, but it can also lay claim to a more healthcare-specific title: the U.S. city with the most Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Las Vegas had the most ASCs among U.S. cities in the first quarter of 2025, boasting 59 centers, according to new…

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Tenet CEO: It Pays to Be Choosy About ASC Investments

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) has been an enthusiastic purchaser of ambulatory surgery centers (ASC). At the same time, its CEO says the health system has seen such success with its ASC arm – United Surgical Partners International (USPI) – in part because it is judicious about which centers are worthy of investment. “Our diligence…

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HCA, CommonSpirit CEOs Thread Needle on Site Neutrality While Touting ASCs

During an April 28 hearing on Capitol Hill, federal lawmakers repeatedly asked health system CEOs why procedures like colonoscopies are several times more expensive when performed at a hospital – or health system-owned outpatient facility – compared to an independent ambulatory surgery center (ASC).  In their responses, Sam Hazen of HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: HCA)…

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WTWH Healthcare Now Accepting Nominations For the Inaugural Product of the Year Awards

WTWH Healthcare is proud to introduce the inaugural Ambulatory Surgery Center News (ASCN) Product of the Year (POY) Awards program. The inaugural ASCN POY Awards recognize innovative, evidence-informed products, solutions and technologies that deliver real-world impact by improving quality of life, care, safety, and operational effectiveness across ambulatory surgery centers. Manufacturers (or their representatives) serving…

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Iowa Hospital Pays $14.8M After Disclosing ASC-Related Payment Violation

Mercy Medical Center has agreed to pay a $14.8 million fine for allegedly providing financial benefits to an investment company that holds a stake in the hospital’s ambulatory surgery center (ASC). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) said the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Mercy Medical Center self-disclosed its violation…

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HCA Healthcare Remains Bullish on ASCs Despite Volume Dip

HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: HCA) executives are satisfied with the performance of their ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) despite a slight decline in surgery volume.  Outpatient surgery volume for HCA dipped 1.7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the prior-year period, CFO William Rutherford said during HCA’s April 24 earnings call. That breaks down…

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