Here are six updates to know on UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, as reported by Becker’s since July 29: ...

NorthStar Anesthesia has continued to expand into the ophthalmology sector in 2025, partnering with a number of ophthalmology-focused ASCs. So far in 2025, the company has partnered with ASCs ...

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health has appointed Peter Filocamo, MD, as chief of service for anesthesia. Prior to Kaleida Health, Dr. Filocamo served as an assistant clinical professor of ...

Brunswick, Ga.-based Premier Surgery Center has completed its first Stryker Mako robotic-assisted total joint replacement, according to a Sept. 12 Savannah Business Journal  report. Kevin Brooks, MD, ...

Cardiology continues to emerge as one of the fastest-growing service lines in the ASC space. CMS approvals, procedural ...

Regulatory pressures and uncertainty, continued labor shortages, reimbursement issues and cybersecurity risks are a few of the challenges that ASCs are up against. However, it is not all doom and ...

Certified anesthesiologist assistants are gaining momentum as more states expand licensure and health systems adopt ...

Portland-based MaineHealth plans to invest $70 million to develop an orthopedic care hub that includes a surgery center, MaineBiz reported Sept. 11. About $20 million will go towards a freestanding ...

In 2025, ASCs are experimenting with new strategies that lean on technology, collaboration and workforce flexibility to ...

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health System is closing an ASC that has been in operation for more than 35 years, Buffalo News reported Sept. 11. According to the report, the system plans to close the ...

Here are five recent controversies involving UnitedHealthcare, the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, as reported by Becker’s: 1. In a complaint filed Aug. 8 in Arizona, UnitedHealthcare alleged ...

A second lawsuit against the shuttered Sturm Cosmetic Surgery Center in Ames, Iowa, and its physician-owner, Lindsay Sturm, DO, has been dismissed, the Ames Tribune reported Sept. 11. The lawsuit was ...