ChristianaCare Takes Over Operations at Five Crozer Health Outpatient Centers ChristianaCare will take over operations at five Crozer Health outpatient centers in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, following a successful $50.3 million bid to acquire the locations out of Crozer’s ongoing bankruptcy process. The facilities – located in Glen Mills, Havertown, Broomall and Media – will bolster ChristianaCare’s growing outpatient and neighborhood hospital network in southeastern Pennsylvania, … [Read more...]
Covenant Surgical Partners Reports Data Breach Affecting More Than 88,000 People
Covenant Surgical Partners, a Nashville, Tennessee-based operator of single and limited-specialty ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), has reported a data breach impacting 88,609 individuals, according to a filing with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights. The breach involved the potential exposure of protected health information (PHI) and other sensitive personal data. While full details have not been released, information that may have been compromised … [Read more...]
ASC Pipeline: New GI Alliance Facility Expands Access to Outpatient Gastroenterology Care; Amavita Heart and Vascular Health Opens Cardiovascular Center
GI Alliance launches ASC with MedCore Partners GI Alliance has opened a new ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and managed clinic in Bentonville, Arkansas. Developed in partnership with MedCore Partners, the facility brings together surgical and clinical services under one roof, offering a streamlined experience for gastroenterology patients from consultation through post-operative recovery, executives said in a press release. The center includes multiple operating rooms, pre-op and recovery … [Read more...]
Mount Sinai, Merritt Healthcare Fast‑Track Joint Venture Surgery Center Strategy via Peak Point Partners
Mount Sinai Health System is fast‑tracking the construction of several joint venture ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) through Peak Point Partners, the holding company it co‑owns with Merritt Healthcare. The goal: to move routine procedures into lower-cost settings, and stay competitive with self‑insured employers and commercial payers. The New York-based health system shifted from small, passive stakes in ASCs to a dedicated, system‑wide build‑out over the past five years, Brent Stackhouse, … [Read more...]
Inside TriaVision’s First ASC: Vision Care for a Growing Medicare Population
As Alabama’s aging population drives up demand for vision care, ophthalmology group TriaVision is expanding its clinical model by opening its first ambulatory surgery center (ASC). With a Certificate of Need (CON) granted in May 2025, the Birmingham-based eye care group is preparing to launch a two-operating-room ASC in Jefferson County, an effort aimed at delivering faster, more cost-effective cataract and glaucoma surgeries while maintaining a tightly integrated care model with its existing … [Read more...]
Nimble Solutions Acquires Contego to Enhance ASC Payer Guidance
Surgical revenue‑cycle firm nimble solutions has purchased Contego, an out‑of‑network reimbursement specialist. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move will allow both parties to give ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) deeper insight into payer strategy and stronger control over cash flow, according to the companies. “At nimble, we believe surgeons should have the freedom to define the payer relationships that best support their patients and their practice,” Kelley Blair, CEO … [Read more...]
AssistIQ’s $11.5M Raise Signals Growing Demand for Smarter Surgical Tracking in ASCs
A Canadian health tech startup is betting that smarter supply tracking can save surgery centers real money. And as procedure volume continues to shift into the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) setting, particularly for orthopedics, GI, ophthalmology and cardiovascular care, operators are facing increasing pressure to improve charge accuracy and maintain profitability. AssistIQ, an artificial intelligence company focused on surgical and procedural supply management, has raised $11.5 million in … [Read more...]
Denials, Delays and Data: How ASCs Can Survive the Revenue Squeeze
As ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) enter the second half of 2025, they are dealing with a fast-changing revenue cycle environment. From rising denial rates to tighter payer scrutiny and mounting staffing pressures, the financial terrain has grown increasingly volatile, Patricia Smith, director at Dallas-based revenue cycle management services company SYNERGEN Health, told ASC News. The explosion in denied claims can partly be attributed to the increasing use of artificial intelligence by … [Read more...]
How Coastal Orthopedics Is Adapting to Rising Demand for Complex Procedures in ASCs
As a higher volume of orthopedic procedures shifts into outpatient settings, Coastal Orthopedics is refining its approach to meet the growing demand. That means continuing to accommodate lower-acuity procedures that the center was built on while expanding access to more complex ones. Coastal has had a lot of success executing on that vision, too. The Bradenton, Florida-based ambulatory surgery center (ASC) recently earned national recognition as one of the best ASCs in the country by U.S. … [Read more...]
ASC Pipeline: Banner Health Breaks Ground on Scottsdale Campus; NYU Langone Expands with New Ambulatory Facility
Banner Health’s new project Banner Health has officially broken ground on a new medical campus in Scottsdale, Arizona, launching the first phase of its “Banner Health Center plus” facility, which will include an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), Banner Family Pharmacy, Banner Imaging and a wide range of physician services under one roof. “Today’s groundbreaking demonstrates Banner’s commitment to delivering more health care options close to where people live and supporting the economic vitality … [Read more...]