Summit keeps expanding Summit Spine & Joint Centers has acquired Savannah Pain Management and Savannah Pain Center, adding an interventional pain management practice that includes one clinic and one ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Savannah, Georgia, according to a Jan. 20 press release. According to Summit, the deal expands the company’s reach in the Southeast and increases its scale in the Savannah market, where it opened its first clinic and ASC in 2023. “We are looking forward to … [Read more...]
ASC Pipeline: NYU Langone Opens in Commack; Summit Spine Continues Expansion
NYU Langone Health opens in Commack NYU Langone Health has opened NYU Langone Ambulatory Care in Commack, Suffolk County. The practice covers 18,000 square feet over two floors and provides family medicine, cardiology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, colorectal surgery, urology, dermatology, and endocrinology services. It also features nearly 30 exam rooms, a procedure room, and offers on-site echocardiogram testing and X-rays. “Expanding our presence on Long … [Read more...]
ASC Technology Roundup: Techsomed and Medtronic Collaborate; PayrHealth and DocSpera Focus on Patient Outcomes
Techsomed, Medtronic partner on ablation therapy Techsomed Ltd., a medical AI-powered software company specializing in image-guided therapy, announced a collaboration with Minneapolis-based Medtronic. The pilot collaboration brings together Techsomed’s BioTraceIO360 software and the Medtronic Emprint microwave ablation system as a solution for image-guided ablation therapy. By using Techsomed’s planning, visualization and margin confirmation software along with the Emprint ablation … [Read more...]
GE HealthCare Announces $2.3B Intelerad Deal, Highlights Push Toward Ambulatory Care
GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) has agreed to acquire Intelerad, a provider of medical imaging software for the health care industry, for $2.3 billion in cash. And supporting ambulatory care appears to be a main catalyst for the deal, the companies suggested in a press release announcing the news. This acquisition also reflects GE HealthCare’s commitment to cloud-based, AI-driven solutions across different care environments and supports the company’s goal to triple its cloud-enabled product … [Read more...]
ASC Pipeline: Eastside Surgery Center Opens in South Dakota, Archbold to Construct Surgery Center in Georgia
Eastside Surgery Center opens in Spearfish Eastside Surgery Center (ESC) is open at Eastside Acres, a development in Spearfish, South Dakota. Led by local podiatrist Dr. Lorri Riley and supported by ASCend Specialists of Gillette, Wyoming, ESC will function as a standalone ambulatory surgery center (ASC). “Working with Eastside Surgery Center allows us to provide outpatient surgical care to a community that truly needs it,” Linda Bedwell, CEO of ASCend Specialists, said in a statement. “We … [Read more...]
ASC Dealbook: Surgery Center of Conway Partners with AMSURG; Black Hills Plastic Surgery Joins Sanford Health
Surgery Center of Conway partners with AMSURG Physician-owned Surgery Center of Conway and AMSURG have partnered to improve the ophthalmology and retina-focused ambulatory surgery services at the facility. The center in Conway, South Carolina, will use AMSURG’s operational, clinical and financial expertise to enhance its business while maintaining its culture of patient-centered care and physician clinical autonomy, according to a press release highlighting the partnership. Nashville, … [Read more...]
Demographic Insights Help ASC Leaders Understand Resource Intensity, Scheduling Patterns
Demographic data can reveal so much about an ambulatory surgery center’s (ASC’s) patient population, revenue sources and scheduling challenges. And understanding that data can be key to a surgery center’s success. New data from HST Pathways help underscore this idea. HST researchers analyzed over 5.3 million cases across 635 ASCs from Q1 2020 to Q2 2025 to create descriptive benchmarks, aiming to illustrate the procedures different populations undergo and how those procedures appear in … [Read more...]
First-of-its-Kind Pilot Finds Aquablation Feasible for BPH Treatment in ASCs
A recent study published in the medical journal Urology found that performing aquablation for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) at an ambulatory surgical center (ASC) is both safe and effective – potentially shifting toward less invasive, same-day treatments for men with enlarged prostates. Researchers at Potomac Urology Center in Alexandria, Virginia, conducted the first-ever pilot trial to assess the feasibility of aquablation as an outpatient procedure for men with moderate-to-severe … [Read more...]
UCLA Health Closes 2 ASCs, But Market Outlook Remains Strong
UCLA Health officials have confirmed the closure of two small community ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), adding to a string of facility closures over the last two years. The closures are reportedly a cost-cutting measure, and the closure date provided was Dec. 5. “As part of a restructure to improve efficiency, UCLA Health has made the difficult decision to close operations at two small community ambulatory centers in Santa Clarita and Thousand Oaks,” a UCLA Health spokesperson told … [Read more...]
Physician Growth, Anesthesia Pressures Top of Mind for ASC Leadership
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are facing complex challenges as they approach 2026. Costs are increasing, physician recruitment is becoming more competitive, and anesthesiology coverage remains a concern. This was all revealed in the recently published VMG Health 2026 Leader Expectations Survey. In September, VMG surveyed 97 leaders from independent and joint-venture ASCs to gain better insight into industry trends and priorities. While ASC leaders remain optimistic about the … [Read more...]