St. Louis-based Ascension has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AmSurg, one of the nation’s largest ASC operators with 250 locations across the country. The deal will expand Ascension’s ...

Hospital has launched advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy services in collaboration with Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Advanced Endoscopy.  The expansion brings Baylor Medicine ...

Baptist Health Heart & Vascular Care at Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute has added Pedro Covas, MD.  Dr. Covas is a noninvasive cardiologist with expertise in echocardiography and ...

Almost half of employed physicians cite a loss of autonomy as the least favorite part of their job, according to Medscape’s Employed Physicians Report 2025, published Oct. 31. The report, based on a ...

AmSurg President Jeff Snodgrass joined Becker’s to discuss the company’s future in broadening its service lines, deepening health system partnerships and reinforcing its support for independent ...

Here are 12 cardiologists who joined new hospitals, health systems and practices, as reported by Becker’s in October. Note: This list is not exhaustive.

By 2030, more than 80% of cardiovascular procedures are expected to be eligible for ASCs and office-based labs, and Cardiovascular Logistics, a national, physician-led cardiovascular platform, is at ...

Edina, Minn.-based Twin Cities Pain Clinic has opened an ASC in Maplewood, Minn.  The surgery center provides minimally invasive, opioid-free procedures including spinal cord stimulation, intrathecal ...

Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia will provide anesthesia services at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale and La Grange (Ill.) hospitals, effective Feb. 4. The partnership expands NorthStar ...

Here are 16 new ASC developments reported by Becker’s since Oct. 1, 2025: 1. Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Summit Spine & Joint Centers opened an ASC and clinic in Warner Robbins, Ga. 2. Denver-based ...

Myrtletown, Calif.-based North Coast Ophthalmology and Humboldt Physicians Surgery and Laser Center will permanently close in February as both ophthalmologists are set to retire, Times Standard ...

UT Health San Antonio has begun offering endoscopic submucosal dissection, a minimally invasive technique for removing early-stage colorectal lesions without surgery.  The procedure is performed using ...