The latest industry figures reveal that the fastest growing procedure in outpatient surgery is cardiology as market leaders look to capture the wave and save dollars for certain cardiac procedures...

When Newsweek released their 2023 rankings for the best surgery centers in America, it drew major attention to what is happening in the surgery marketplace across the country....

The worry about staff shortages in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) environment did not dissipate as 2022 closed and OR leaders looked back at the past three turbulent...

More than a century ago, 3M started as a small-scale mining venture in Northern Minnesota. Now a global powerhouse, 3M’s products help improve the daily lives of people around the world. The spirit of innovation...

Based on how a leader behaves, workplaces can easily develop hierarchies grounded in social or friendship status instead of professional abilities....

Between aging Baby Boomers’ growing needs and a strong same-day preference among patients and insurers, the demand for outpatient orthopedic procedures like total knees and...

Launching a new ASC requires deft coordination among a variety of partners. No matter how specific your circumstances or ambitions may be, the key to success for any ASC project is...

Few surgical leaders will argue that an integrated OR is a more efficient OR. They may, however, split hairs over what actually constitutes an integrated OR in the first place....

Tell us how long you’ve been in your current position and what your job entails. I’ve been in my current position for 28 years. My responsibilities include design...

The Facility Spotlight section of Outpatient Surgery Magazine’s Special Edition on Surgical Construction celebrates the spirit of ASCs and...

With the healthcare industry in the throes of a nationwide staffing crisis, nurses and techs have more power than ever over where they hang their scrubs....

The four pillars of The Joint Commission’s (TJC) National Patient Safety Goals for ambulatory health care and office-based surgery for...

Soon after I started my career in the OR 42 38 (!) years ago, the first Universal Law of OR Nursing grabbed me by my scrub jacket and shook me into a higher state of consciousness....

With ASCs increasingly taking on more complex surgical cases, there is a growing movement for surgery centers to take on patients who have traditionally been relegated to hospital-only care...

As more procedures from more specialties make their way to the outpatient arena, ASCs are understandably tempted to expand their offerings by adding new service lines....

Virtually every article, webinar or how-to guide on flexible endoscope reprocessing includes some version of this advice: Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s Instructions For Use (IFU)....

Running a surgery center can be highly stressful. But while you’re carrying that heavy load, remember that many of your employees are under stress, too....

Hey, random question: When you got that stent, you didn’t go to a surgery center, did you?...

A recent survey of more than 100 patients from the University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill showed that they form perceptions about the competence and kindness of clinicians based on the color of scrubs they are wearing....

If you want to go beyond the standard meet- and-greet when you add a new surgeon to your facility, consider doing something like UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center did.....