Leadership News

The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) joint venture landscape is primed for a big year. Atlas Healthcare Partners is ready to capitalize on that momentum. The Phoenix-based ASC development and management company announced Thursday that it has inked a new partnership with Prisma Health to expand outpatient surgical capacity across the Southeast, adding another large not-for-profit system to its roster of JV partners. “We continue to make great progress with our current JV partners in terms of … [Read more...]

The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) industry enters 2026 with undeniable momentum – and a growing sense that the “easy” part of the outpatient shift is over. More procedures are moving out of hospitals, yes. And it’s true that payers, employers and patients all continue to favor lower-cost (and more convenient) sites of care. What’s more, regulators are expanding what ASCs can do, and investors still view the sector as one of health care’s few durable growth stories. But the operating … [Read more...]

As the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) industry heads deeper into 2026, many of the most consequential forces shaping its future are not the ones making headlines. Beyond the familiar debates over reimbursement, procedure migration and consolidation, a sometimes quieter set of dynamics is emerging – issues that are unfolding incrementally, often outside formal rulemaking or earnings calls, but with the potential to materially alter how ASCs operate, compete and grow. To surface these … [Read more...]

Scaling an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) platform means more than adding new centers.  This is the view of Mark Langston, the new CEO of Compass Surgical Partners, who stepped into the top job at the beginning of what promises to be a big year for the growing ASC management company. The Raleigh, North Carolina-based Compass has more than 40 ASCs that it has developed or manages in its network. “We want to start building our foundation further so that when we’re at 100 facilities, … [Read more...]

If 2026 is shaping up to be a defining year for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) business model, it is also one that will test its limits. Rising labor costs, payer complexity, anesthesia shortages and margin pressure are operational realities that executives are confronting daily. The shift of higher-acuity cases into outpatient settings continues, but the economic and workforce infrastructure needed to support that growth has not always kept pace. For many operators, the challenge is … [Read more...]

Compass Surgical Partners has named Mark Langston its new CEO. The change comes as the large and fast-growing ambulatory surgery center (ASC) management company prepares for its next phase of expansion amid accelerating shifts toward outpatient care. "Compass is at a point where growth is happening across multiple existing partnerships, while we also look ahead to adding new health system partnerships in 2026 and beyond," Langston said in a press release. "My focus as CEO is on building … [Read more...]

Leadership turnover within medical settings has been a hot topic in 2025.  Hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) have faced high turnover this year, driven by such stressors as economic pressures, technological demands and a changing workforce culture.  ASC News recently interviewed Steve Hockert, chief development officer at Southlake, Texas-based Solara Surgical, an ASC development and operations management organization, to gain his insights on why this trend has emerged and his … [Read more...]

EyeCare Partners appoints White as COO EyeCare Partners (ECP), a St. Louis-based provider of clinically integrated eye care, has appointed Matthew White as chief operating officer of its ophthalmology business unit.  In this role, White will oversee daily operations, strategic planning and fiscal management across ECP’s ophthalmology practices, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and retina services throughout the U.S.  White brings experience in scaling physician-led organizations, having … [Read more...]

Global medtech company Distalmotion has successfully closed its Series G funding round after raising $150 million.  The new funding will be used to increase adoption of the Dexter robotic surgery system and to support ongoing clinical and product development efforts. Dexter has been incorporated into clinical practice across Europe and the U.S., with nearly 3,000 patients treated.  “Investors see strong momentum behind the shift of soft-tissue surgery to outpatient settings, along with a … [Read more...]

The U.S. health care sector is facing a significant anesthesiologist shortage, with a projected deficit of nearly 8,450 by 2037, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.  To help address this while further supporting the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) space, U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc. (USAP) and Nova Southeastern University (NSU) are expanding their current partnership to introduce a new anesthesia training program. “We’re taking a multifaceted approach to scaling … [Read more...]