Staff recruitment and retention will remain top of mind for ASC leaders in the coming months as the effects of a nationwide nursing shortage and spike in COVID-19 infection rates fueled by the delta variant continue to plague the healthcare industry.

Here are the 10 most notable things some of the major ASC companies have done in the last 60 days:

DocSpace, a digital health commerce platform, landed $1.2 million in seed funding from several investors, led by Los Angeles-based Slauson & Co., and including Precursor Ventures, Acrew Capital's Scout Fund, Sputnik ATX Ventures and others. DocSpace says the funding will help launch DocSpace Pay, an integrated one-click-checkout healthcare payment system for both patients and clinicians.

Roseburg, Ore.-based CHI Mercy Health postponed nonemergent surgeries and converted its ASC into a medical-surgical unit to accommodate an influx of COVID-19 patients, KQEN News Radio reported Aug. 17.

Leawood, Kan.-based ValueHealth is launching an outpatient bariatric and metabolic hyperspecialty offering, dubbed ValueHealth NovaCore, the company announced Aug. 17. 

Thirteen ASC and physician practice groups or management companies appeared on Inc. 5000's 2021 list of fastest-growing private companies.

The Surgery Center of Amarillo (Texas) has begun offering outpatient total hip replacement to patients, myhighplains.com reported Aug. 16.

Here are five hospitals, health systems redirecting outpatient staff as a fourth COVID-19 wave overwhelms staff. 

Seven ASC leaders spoke with Becker's on whether COVID-19 is affecting their long-term growth plans. 

Crestview Hills, Ky.-based Kendall Hansen, MD, won a temporary restraining order against CVS Pharmacy, which stopped filling prescriptions for his patients earlier this year.

ASCs in states like Texas and Florida have been dealing with increasing COVID-19 hospitalizations. 

Thibodaux (La.) Regional Health System has implemented a COVID-19 testing site at its heart and surgery center, according to the L'Observateur. 

Twelve-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte underwent surgery for a torn meniscus at an orthopedic surgery center, NBC 5 Chicago reported Aug. 13.  

Beloit (Wis.) Health System is opposing a zoning amendment that would change the zoning classifications related to medical facility uses and development, including for ASCs, Beloit Daily News reported Aug. 12.

Healthcare providers have given Becker's insight on a number of topics this past week, including COVID-19 surges, how to remain competitive and career decisions.

Health systems and hospitals nationwide are requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but some states have set their own mandates.

While some of physicians' worst career decisions had to do with finances, medical specialization and hiring decisions, accepting new opportunities and continuing education were a couple of decisions physicians told Becker's have been the best of their career so far.

The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is surging in Florida, which recorded its highest number of daily caseloads since the pandemic began in August.

Regent Surgical Health opened its second headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., to support the organization's continued growth.

A Pennsylvania physician's office is out hundreds of thousands of dollars after an employee committed mail fraud and falsified income tax returns, according to a Trib Live report.