Covenant Physician Partners has appointed Mike Field as vice president of physician recruitment, the physician services organization said Oct. 8.

An ophthalmologist has sued an Iowa eye clinic that he previously had ownership in and three of its physician-owners alleging  antitrust violations and monopolistic business practices, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Oct. 7.

Elizabeth Groshong, DO, CMO of Kona (Hawaii) Community Hospital, is suing her employer, alleging that secret recordings of her taken without her knowledge were heavily edited and used to force her resignation, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Oct. 8.

Police locked down Mercy Surgery Center - Springfield (Mo.) on the morning of Oct. 8 after a woman had been stabbed, according to Ozarksfirst.com.

With health systems mandating COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers, and CMS expected to mandate staff vaccinations as a condition of participating in Medicare, many ASC leaders are worried about further strains on staffing. 

Healthcare providers spoke with Becker's this week on their biggest concerns for winter and private equity investments.

Ames, Iowa-based Sturm Cosmetic Surgery is relocating and adding an independent surgery center inside a new medical office building, the company said Sept. 30.

UnitedHealth Group has issued COVID-19 vaccination requirements. 

The global ASC market is expected to reach $117 billion by 2027, up from $75.7 billion in 2020, primarily driven by an increase in the number of surgical procedures that can be performed at ASCs, according to a September report from Global Market Insights.

Red Bud (Ill.) Regional Hospital intends to close the Monroe County Surgical Center in Waterloo, Ill., citing low volume and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Republic-Times reported Oct. 6.

From a new leadership appointment at an ASC chain to a Michigan ASC that added reverse shoulder replacements, here are nine ASC "firsts":

Christopher Walker, MD, founder of Orlando, Fla.-based Beja Body Med Spa, allegedly illegally performed cosmetic procedures at his office surgery center in 2020, according to an August complaint filed by the Florida Board of Medicine.

UnitedHealth Group is implementing a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for a "significant portion" of its U.S.-based team, according to an Oct. 5 announcement.

The Bone & Joint Center, Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center and Saratoga Hospital have opened a $19.1 million surgery center in Malta, N.Y., specializing in spine and orthopedic surgeries, according to the Albany Business Review.

Officials from Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Fla., have voiced their opposition to a proposed orthopedic surgery center, which they believe ultimately would force the hospital to shutter, NBC affiliate WJHG reports.

California has the most active specialty physicians in the U.S., according to 2021 data published by the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Mnet Health has acquired One Medical Passport, a provider of cloud-based outpatient surgery workflows, the ASC revenue cycle management company said Oct. 5.

North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Richard Dietz questioned the basic premise of the state's certificate of need law during oral arguments for an ASC case, Carolina Journal reported Oct. 5.

Pinehurst (N.C.) Surgical Clinic on Oct. 4 petitioned Gov. Roy Cooper to reverse the denial of its proposed ASC in Sanford, according to The Pilot, a local news outlet.

Christopher Hamilton, MD, implanted Stryker's InSpace, a minimally invasive subacromial spacer, at a California ASC.