Colorful, friendly cartoon characters that educate children and families about upcoming medical procedures. Specialized recovery areas designed to help young patients reorient themselves after surgery. Waiting rooms that provide comfort to anxious parents. Many families find pediatric procedures — especially those in hospitals — to be stressful and intimidating. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. Two innovative partners are using patient-centered strategies to transform this experience … [Read more...]
Regent Surgical Enters Pediatric ASC Market with Patches Kids Care Joint Venture
The pediatric ambulatory surgery center (ASC) space continues to attract attention. And as parents, payers and health systems look for ways to deliver safe, cost-effective care for children, operators are beginning to stake their claim in a market historically dominated by hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). Regent Surgical, a Nashville-based developer and operator of ASCs, is the latest to place a bet on the future of pediatric outpatient surgery. The company on Sept. 3 announced a … [Read more...]
Cleveland Clinic, Regent Surgical Strike ASC Joint Venture Agreement
Cleveland Clinic – a health system known for being a pioneer in heart surgery and innovations in minimally invasive procedures – is teaming up with ambulatory surgery center (ASC) operator Regent Surgical. On May 7, Cleveland Clinic and Regent announced the pair are partnering to enhance access to surgical care for patients in the health system’s U.S. markets. The partnership will focus on developing ASCs while streamlining Cleveland Clinic’s outpatient care delivery … [Read more...]
Mass General Brigham Taps Regent Surgical to Boost Ambulatory Surgery Access
Mass General Brigham has announced a new collaboration with Regent Surgical. The collaboration – unveiled Tuesday – is aimed at expanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC) capabilities across New England. The joint effort seeks to reduce wait times, enhance patient access and lower costs by moving more procedures into high-quality, lower-cost outpatient settings, executives from both organizations said in a press release. Massachusetts has the fewest ASCs per capita … [Read more...]
Regent Surgical Expands Executive Team, Sets Out to Strengthen ASC Partnerships
Regent Surgical, a partner for health systems and physician practices specializing in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), has expanded its C-suite. The company recently appointed Kendall Hagood as chief commercial officer and promoted Riley Orr to COO. “The addition of Kendall and Riley to our leadership team represents further investment in our commitment to excellence and to being a true, additive partner to health systems and physicians,” Travis Messina, Regent Surgical’s CEO, said in … [Read more...]
‘The ASC Sector Is Seeing Immense Opportunity’: Regent Surgical Names Christa Blumenshine CFO
Regent Surgical has added a key C-suite executive to its leadership team. The Franklin, Tennessee-based ASC operating company named Christa Blumenshine as its next CFO on June 18. Prior to joining Regent, Blumenshine served as CFO of AmeriVet Veterinary Partners, a private equity-backed consolidator of 210 veterinary practices. Blumenshine has also held roles at U.S. Renal Care and United Surgical Partners International (USPI). “Our partners consistently cite our leadership team’s … [Read more...]