Whether you’re starting from scratch or expanding what’s already there, there are many layers to every construction project involving surgical facilities...
Imagine this nightmare scenario: A large new endoscopy center is designed. Local officials review the construction plans. The facility is built. Those same officials conduct...
Patient and payor preferences and the potential for a seismic shift in how outpatient surgery is reimbursed have health systems strategizing about how their futures can...
When the Cleveland Clinic announced that a new ambulatory surgery center was being constructed in Palm Beach, Fla. this year, the industry took notice....
Since 2015, Brent Stackhouse, managing director of Mount Sinai Ventures, has been involved in developing ASCs for the Mount Sinai Health System to meet market...
Outfitting your orthopedic surgery center for the latest in cutting-edge procedures is an ongoing process, whether building from the ground up, retrofitting for growth or...
Three actions can make the difference in successfully outfitting a new freestanding spine center: listening to what surgeons need, choosing the right vendors and planning...
ASC leaders face many challenges in 2025 and increasing revenues will certainly be one of them....
The focus in sterile processing is often on processes and technology, but the quality of the water being used in sterile processing departments (SPDs) is all too often...
New York City’s Mount Sinai Health System has opened Peakpoint Midtown West Surgery Center, a 25,106-square-foot multispecialty ASC in Manhattan....
To stay competitive over time, it helps if the ASC you build today can grow and change to fit the evolving needs of patients and surgical teams years down the road....
“Say goodbye to endless waits in the emergency room — New Yorkers now have a fast solution for their urgent orthopedic needs at our Orthopedic Urgent & Sports Medicine...
Performance Health Surgery Center, created by the ASC design veteran firm Hardaway | Sziabowski Architects, is a 14,700-square-foot, four-OR multispecialty surgery center...
Almost exactly a year ago, Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), one of the 20 largest health systems in the U.S., and ASC management company...
Stamford ASC, an orthopedic and spine center in Connecticut, has grown steadily since opening in 2016 and they wanted that upward trend to continue....
It’s easy to feel confused and overwhelmed by the complex processes and requirements of a new ASC build, but stakeholders can remain focused by keeping one core principle...
Growing demand for anesthesia services at ASCs is being met with a dwindling supply of anesthesia providers....
The ASC market continues its rapid growth. In 2023, roughly 116 new ASCs opened in the U.S., many of which were orthopedic-specific in nature....
In her 24 years as a nurse at Penn Medicine, Connie Croce has seen the evolution from open to laparoscopic to robotic surgery....
Through my decades of researching, testing and helping implement healthcare design solutions, I’ve learned an important lesson: A human-centered and evidence-based...